CreatureData

Philippine duck

Anas luzonica Fraser, 1839

LCLeast Concernwaterfowl

The philippine duck (Anas luzonica) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 779 g to 906 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)
Photo: Mark A. Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the philippine duck

Weight
779 g – 906 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
84 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
25.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
10src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the philippine duck?

PHILIPPINE DUCK · WINGSPAN 84 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 84 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the philippine duck is about 49% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the philippine duck live?

Not recorded

What is the philippine duck?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Philippine duck (Anas luzonica) is a large dabbling duck of the genus Anas. Its native name is papan or patong gubat which translates to "forest duck" in Tagalog. It is the only endemic duck in the Philippines but has been recorded as a vagrant in Taiwan and Japan. Its habitat in a wide variety of wetlands from mountain lakes, marshes, small pools, streams, rivers, salt pans and even coastal waters where it feeds on shrimp, fish, insects and plant matter. This species has declined considerably since the 1960s because of hunting and habitat loss, but has regained population size and is listed as Least Concern.

From the Wikipedia article “Philippine duck” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_duck&oldid=1378712404), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the philippine duck endangered?

The philippine duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the philippine duck classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusAnas
  7. SpeciesAnas luzonica Fraser, 1839
Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • بط فلبينيArabic
  • بط الفلبينArabic
  • ànec de les FilipinesCatalan
  • kachna filipínskáCzech
  • Hwyaden y PhilipinauWelsh
  • Filippinsk AndDanish
  • PhilippinenenteGerman
  • Philippinen-EnteGerman
  • filipina anasoEsperanto
  • Pato filipinoSpanish
  • Ánade filipinoSpanish
  • filipiini partEstonian
  • filippiiniensorsaFinnish
  • Canard des PhilippinesFrench
  • ברווז לוזוןHebrew
  • filipinska patkaCroatian
  • fülöp-szigeteki réceHungarian
  • Germano delle FilippineItalian
  • アカノドカルガモJapanese
  • filipininė antisLithuanian
  • Filipīnu pīleLatvian
  • Filipijnse EendDutch
  • Filippijnse EendDutch
  • filippinerandNorwegian
  • kaczka filipińskaPolish
  • pato-filipinoPortuguese
  • Филиппинская крякваRussian
  • kačica plaváSlovak
  • Filipinska plovkaSerbian
  • filippinandSwedish
  • Filipin ÖrdeğiTurkish
  • крижень філіпінськийUkrainian
  • 棕頸鴨Chinese
  • 呂宋鴨Chinese
  • 棕颈鸭Chinese
  • 菲律賓鴨Chinese
  • 菲律賓鴨〔棕頸鴨，呂宋鴨 〕Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the philippine duck

Other species in the same genus Anas.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

ComparePhilippine duck vs MallardPhilippine duck vs Northern pintailPhilippine duck vs Eurasian tealPhilippine duck vs Indian spot-billed duck

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the philippine duck?

An adult philippine duck weighs 779 g – 906 g and has a wingspan of 84 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the philippine duck endangered?

The philippine duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the philippine duck?

The philippine duck (Anas luzonica) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Philippine duck (Anas luzonica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-duck

MLA

“Philippine duck (Anas luzonica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-duck.

BibTeX
@misc{philippine_duck_2026,
  title = {Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-duck},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}