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The Philippine duck is a dabbling duck and a member of the genus Anas. It has no subspecies and so it is monotypic. [3] It belongs to the Pacific clade of Anas along with the koloa, the Laysan duck, the Pacific black duck, and the extinct Mariana mallard. [4] The scientific name comes from the Latin Anas, 'duck' and the Philippine island Luzon.
The mallard (/ ˈ m æ l ɑːr d, ˈ m æ l ər d /) or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 743 species, of which 229 are endemic , five have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
Balut is common street food in the Philippines, Vietnam and other localities, and is also sold in stores and malls. It is a relatively cheap source of protein and calcium. [4] Balut was introduced to the Philippines by the Chinese in 1565 [5] or around 1885 and since then, balut has been included as a traditional part of the culture. [6]
The Mallard complex is a large branch of the Anas genus consisting of twelve closely related species. [3] Mexican duck (A. diazi) American black duck (A. rubripes) Mottled duck (A. fulvigula) Mallard (A. platyrhynchos) Indian spot-billed duck (A. poecilorhyncha) Philippine duck (A. luzonica) Laysan duck (A. laysanensis) Hawaiian duck (A.Wyvilliana)
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It is included in the list of Philippines endemics. The blue-breasted pitta, Erythropitta erythrogaster, is a recent split from the Australasian "red-bellied" pitta group. The blue-breasted pitta is found throughout the Philippines and also in the Talaud Island group of Indonesia. For now, it is included in the Philippines endemic list.
A wild mallard weighs some 1.1 kg (2.4 lb), but large breeds like the Aylesbury may weigh 4.6 kg (10 lb) (and hybrids even more), while small breeds like the Appleyard may be only 0.7 kg (1.5 lb). Those breeds are raised for meat and eggs, [ 2 ] while other breeds are purely ornamental, having been selected for their crests, tufts, or striking ...