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The Status and Conservation of the White-winged Wood Duck (Cairina scutulata)

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This report contains a thorough investigation into the status and conservation of the endangered White-winged Wood Duck Cairina scutulata, an unusual species of waterfowl which is dependent on small wetlands amidst lowland tropical moist forest in South-east Asia. Former and current status is reviewed on a national basis, along with the causes of decline, a review of conservation measures taken to date and detailed conservation recommendations for future action.

A report undertaken by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, in cooperation with the International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau, the International Council for Bird Preservation and the Asian Wetland Bureau. Language(s): English. Author(s): A.J. Green. Date of Publication: 1992. ISBN: 0950573116.

The status and conservation of the White-winged Wood Duck (Cairina scutulata)