Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum
Endangered Animals
White-Winged Wood Duck
Cairina scutulata
Animal Class:
Birds
Diet:
Omnivore
Status in the Wild:
Endangered
Flight Pattern
Flight is usually low, over open country or amongst trees and they often call as they fly. Their flight call is a long, bugling sound but they also whistle and hiss.
Rare Bird
This is one of the most endangered species of waterfowl due to habitat destruction for timber and agriculture. Their range is patchy across India and Southeast Asia.
