White-winged duck

Asarcornis scutulata

The White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata) is a bird found in India, Indonesia and Myanmar (Burma). Found in India, Indonesia and Myanmar. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, leaves and other plant parts and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Asarcornis scutulata
Region	Asia
Found in	India, Indonesia and Myanmar (Burma)

🏡 Where the White-winged duck lives

Found in India, Indonesia and Myanmar.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🌿 Leaves & plants40%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 2.9 kilograms. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and leaves and plants.

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Recorded by Jeppe Bundgaard (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC122241. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-winged duck

Where does the White-winged duck live?

The White-winged duck lives in India, Indonesia and Myanmar (Burma). Found in India, Indonesia and Myanmar.

What does the White-winged duck eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), leaves and other plant parts (about 40%), seeds and nuts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-winged duck endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.