Anatidae, the scientific taxonomic family that ducks are classified under
In front of Plang Ku is a big pond which is home to Anatidae species which gather from February onwards.
It was founded in 1954 as the International Wildfowl Inquiry and the organisation was focused on the protection of waterbirds.
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Analysis of mtDNA sequences of the cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 genes, however, suggests that it is a quite basal member of the Anatidae, vindicating the earliest placement.