LON TON, Myanmar -- Indawgyi Lake, the third-largest body of fresh water in Southeast Asia, is home to more than 20,000 water birds. But the question for dedicated bird-watchers is whether they include the elusive pink-headed duck, once found across India, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar, but unseen in the subcontinent since 1949.
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A drawing of the elusive pink-headed duck. Once found across India, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar, it has not been spotted in the subcontinent since 1949. (Henrik Gronvold)
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