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White-winged duck

Asarcornis scutulata (S. Müller, 1842)

CRCritically Endangeredwaterfowl

The white-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.6 kg to 3.4 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata)
Photo: Nejib Ahmed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-winged duck

Weight
2.6 kg – 3.4 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
30 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
8.8 – 9.66src 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
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white-winged duck live?

Not recorded

What is the white-winged duck?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) is a large species of duck, formerly placed in the genus Cairina with the Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) and considered allied to the dabbling ducks. However, two genetic studies have indicated that the anatomical similarity to the Muscovy duck is deceiving, with the species appropriately placed in a monotypic genus, as Asarcornis scutulata; it proved evolutionarily closest to a clade containing the diving duck genera Netta and Aythya, while Cairina resolved as close to the genus Aix in a very different part of the family tree.

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Is the white-winged duck endangered?

The white-winged duck is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

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

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How is the white-winged duck classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusAsarcornis
  7. SpeciesAsarcornis scutulata (S. Müller, 1842)

Synonyms Anas scutulata, Asacornis scutulata, Cairina scutulata

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • White-winged wood duckEnglish
  • White-winged wood duckEnglish
  • بط أبيض الجناحينArabic
  • بط الخشب أبيض الجناحينArabic
  • দেও হাঁহAssamese
  • বাদি হাঁসBangla
  • ànec de cap tacatCatalan
  • pižmovka bělokřídláCzech
  • Hwyaden AdeinwenWelsh
  • Hvidvinget SkovandDanish
  • MalaienenteGerman
  • Weißflügel-MoschusenteGerman
  • WeißflügelenteGerman
  • WeißflügelmoschusenteGerman
  • blankflugila anasoEsperanto
  • Pato de junglaSpanish
  • Pato Almizclero AliblancoSpanish
  • tontpartEstonian
  • sumatransorsaFinnish
  • Nette à ailes blanchesFrench
  • Asarcorne à ailes blanchesFrench
  • Canard à ailes blanchesFrench
  • pjegavoglava patkaCroatian
  • dzsungelréceHungarian
  • Mentok rimbaIndonesian
  • Anatra alibiancheItalian
  • ハジロモリガモJapanese
  • baltasparnė muskusinė antisLithuanian
  • WitvleugelboseendDutch
  • jungelandNorwegian
  • malajkaPolish
  • Piżmówka malajskaPolish
  • pato-d'asa-brancaPortuguese
  • pato-de-asa-brancaPortuguese
  • pato-de-asas-brancasPortuguese
  • Белокрылая уткаRussian
  • Белоголовая уткаRussian
  • Белокрылые уткиRussian
  • pižmovka pralesnáSlovak
  • Belokrila patkaSerbian
  • vitvingad andSwedish
  • เป็ดก่าThai
  • Ak Kanatlı ÖrdekTurkish
  • качка білоголоваUkrainian
  • Ngan cánh trắngVietnamese
  • 白翅栖鸭Chinese
  • 白翅棲鴨Chinese

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Relatives of the white-winged duck

Other species in the same family Anatidae.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Mute swan

Cygnus olor

Anatidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-winged duck?

An adult white-winged duck weighs 2.6 kg – 3.4 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-winged duck endangered?

The white-winged duck is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the white-winged duck?

The white-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_winged_duck_2026,
  title = {White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-winged-duck},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}