Guwahati Mar 21 PTI Two pairs of globally endangered White Winged Wood Duck the state bird of Assam have been brought here from a zoo in Czech Republic a forest department official said on Monday The birds bred in captivity arrived on Sunday and have been quarantined at the Assam State Zoo here for a mandatory period Divisional Forest Officer Assam State Zoo Dr Ashwini Kumar said Several people and organisations have helped us in providing us with the two beautiful pairs of the species and worked against all odds to ensure that the birds are safely transported to Assam We welcome them back to their home Kumar said The bird species was earlier found across the South East Asian countries and northeastern India It is the state bird of Assam and now only 800 to 1000 of them survive globally of which 450 are found in India Bangladesh and Myanmar Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said that it is homecoming of our very own white-winged wood duck and these two rare endangered pairs of beautiful species will be the cynosure of all eyes In Assam it is called the deo-hanh divine duck and found in the key protected areas of Nameri National Park Dibru Saikhowa National Park and the recently upgraded Dihing Patkai National Park A small population of the species also lives in the Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh PTI DG SBN NN NN