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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna autumnalis )
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck, Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) ...
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) is widespread across much of south and coastal Texas. In recent years it has ranged north across parts of the mid west as well.
Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
No photo of the Black-bellied Whistling-duck available.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Large, colorful, slender duck with bright red bill and pink-red legs and feet. Shows white wing patch, black belly, and reddish-brown breast. Sexes are similar.
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks prefer shallow freshwater ponds, lakes, and marshes. Tree-lined bodies of water are of particular value.
The Black-bellied Whistling-duck is found from southern USA through Central and South America to northern Argentina. It prefers ponds and lakes close to trees and often near agricultural land.
Immature Fulvous Whistling-Duck could be confused with an immature Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, but has a white flank stripe, dark wings without a wing stripe and a pale rump patch.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
(Dendrocygna autumnalis)
© 1995 by David Sarkozi, Houston TX
Last updated 2/29/96 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks have become common on the UTC.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis. Accidental.
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor. Historical breeder. Rare in spring, summer, and fall in Gulf Coast region. Occasional in late fall, winter, and early spring in other regions.
Black-bellied Whistling-duck, Tres individuos volando-cruzando frente a nosotros muy bajo, ...
The Fulvous is more common than the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck which is expanding its range from Sarasota County and is sometimes seen in North Florida.
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Black-bellied
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 See also: Whistling-Duck, Duck, Warbler, Grackle, Goose
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