A total of 1146 bird species have been recorded in Myanmar. In addition, Myanmar is home to fourteen endemic bird species. These include Burmese Prinia (Prinia cooki), Burmese Bushlark (Mirafra microptera), Burmese Tit (Aegithalos iouschistos sharpei), Jerdon's Minivet (Pericrocotus albiforns), ...more ↓
A total of 1146 bird species have been recorded in Myanmar. In addition, Myanmar is home to fourteen endemic bird species. These include Burmese Prinia (Prinia cooki), Burmese Bushlark (Mirafra microptera), Burmese Tit (Aegithalos iouschistos sharpei), Jerdon's Minivet (Pericrocotus albiforns), Hooded Treepie (Crypsirina cucullata), White-browed Nuthatch (Sitta victoriae), White-throated Babbler (Argya gularis), Ayeyarwady Bulbul (Pycnonotus blanfordi), Burmese Collared Dove (Streptopelia xenthocycla), Grey-crowned Bulbul (Alophoixus griseiceps), Pale-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus davisoni), Irrawaddy Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus affinis), Naung Mung Wren-babbler or Naung Mung Scimitar-babbler (Napothera naungmungensis) and Andaman Green-pigeon (Treron chloropterus) less ↑
The white-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) is a large species of duck, formerly placed in the genus Cairina and allied with the dabbling ducks. However, mtDNA cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 sequence analysis and the biogeographical pattern of distribution indicate that the anatomical similarity to the Muscovy duck ...more ↓
The white-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) is a large species of duck, formerly placed in the genus Cairina and allied with the dabbling ducks. However, mtDNA cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 sequence analysis and the biogeographical pattern of distribution indicate that the anatomical similarity to the Muscovy duck is deceiving. Thus, this species might more appropriately be placed in a monotypic genus, as Asarcornis less ↑
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