The Philippine Duck is endemic to the Philippines and has a cinnamon-brown head with a black crown and eye stripe. It feeds at shallow wetlands.
The sexes look alike. The cinnamon-brown head and neck contrast with a black crown and eye stripe, while the body is grey.
It feeds in shallow ponds and wetlands on seeds, young plants, fish, shrimp, and insects. Records describe feeding early in the morning and late in the afternoon.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.