Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Authority: (Latham, 1790)

Red List Category

Criteria: D

Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria

Justification of Red List category
This species has not been conclusively seen in the wild since 1949; it was always considered rare, and is likely to have declined severely through a combination of hunting and habitat loss. However, further surveys are needed of remote wetlands in northern Myanmar where there has been a possible recent sighting and credible local reports were received in 2006. Any remaining population is likely to be tiny, and for these reasons it is treated as Critically Endangered.

Population size: 1-49 mature individuals

Population trend: unknown

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial