Category : Endangered Species | Location : International | Posted on 2022-10-18 23:38:39
Alarm bells ring for the white-winged wood duck (WWWD). Declared the state bird of Assam in 2003, the on-ground conservation situation of the bird has not improved in recent years. On the contrary, the bird could well go extinct.
The white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) has been classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), since 1994. Only 800 individuals of this species are estimated to be left in the wild, out of which 450 individuals are known to be present in India. The bird is called Deo Hanh (the spirit duck) in Assamese, owing to its ghostly call. In India, this species can only be found in the northeast states.
Source: https://india.mongabay.com/2022/10/climate-change-threatens-the-habitat-of-the-endangered-white-winged-wood-duck-finds-study/
