Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Mareca strepera Gadwall
Animal Group:	Bird
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Family:	Anatidae
Other Common Name(s):	Gray Duck

Conservation Status

Statutory Protection in Hong Kong

Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Scarce winter visitor. Found in Deep Bay area, Plover Cove Reservoir, Luk Keng.

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References

More on Bird in HK

Carey, G.J., Chalmers, M.L., Diskin, D.A., Kennerley, P.R., Leader, P.J., Leven, M.R., Lewthwaite, R.W., Melville, D.S., Turnbull, M., Young, L. 2001. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong.

Philips, K., Lam, C.Y., Viney, C. 1994. Birds of Hong Kong and South China. Government Printer, Hong Kong.

del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J. eds. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Zheng, G. 2002. A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World. Science Press.