Pink-headed duck
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| phylum | Chordata | The pink-headed duck(Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) was (or is) a large diving duckthat was once found in parts of the Gangetic plains of India, Bangladesh and in the riverine swamps of Myanmar but feared extinct since the 1950s. Numerous searches have failed to provide any proof of continued existence. It has been suggested that it may exist in the inaccessible swamp regions of northern Myanmar and some sight reports from that region have led to its status being declared as "Critically Endangered" rather than extinct.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Anseriformes | |
| family | Anatidae | |
| genus | Rhodonessa | |
| species | R. caryophyllacea |
