Heliopais personata: the beautiful duck of the Sundarbans!
September 27, 20242 Mins Read
Let's know the identity of this beautiful bird of Sundarbans. The name is beautiful duck. South Sundarbans is so named because it lives in the Sundarbans. Golban is said to be more Goilo Duck, literally Golban duck. English name is Mangad Finfoot. The scientific name is  Heliopais personata .

Heliopais personata

The size from the tip of the beak to the tip of the tail is 54-57 cm. Black from throat to chest. The forehead is also black. Chest-belly whitish brown. Feet and toes are yellow with a green tinge. Eyeballs are black. The circle next to the gem is light-red. Lip color is orange-yellow. When the wings are closed, the color of the back is dark brown. Neck and head slaty. A white streak descends from the side of the eye to the top of the throat.

The color under the tail is dark gray, making the bird look like a duck from a distance. Movement is like that. But when floating in the water, the whole body does not float like a duck. Can walk by keeping only lips-head-eyes above the water. Master diver. Apart from tail and wing feathers, other body feathers are soft and fluffy. Feathers of the scalp are more soft, puffy. Those feathers wake up a little when scared and happy too.

Many of the children and teenagers who have visited the Sundarbans may have seen this bird. However, being timid, it quickly hides, and is not easily seen. Lives in the Hental forest around the banks of rivers and canals. Can freeze like a statue if needed.

Pretty ducks eat whatever is on the pet duck food list. But what is available in the Sundarbans. I heard that he eats even if he gets paddy and rice.

I hope that children and teenagers will also look for beautiful ducks when they take binoculars to look for or see tiger deer when they go for a walk in the Sundarbans. Very beautiful bird. Today, when I go to the Sundarbans, I want to see the beautiful ducks. Repeatedly see that Sadh does not meet!