Plumed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
This bird is normally found in northern and eastern Australia down to Victoria.
The Plumed Whistling-duck feeds mainly at night and on plant material such as grasses and seeds.
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
(Dendrocygna bicolor)
Photo from the Southwestern Louisiana Birding page
Last updated 6/8/98 The Fulvous Whistling-Duck is a common summer resident of the marshes and rice fields of the UTC. A few birds do winter over.
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot)
Status Two records. A bird of this species, identified from a wing sent to the Canadian Wildlife Service, was shot on Bon Portage Island on 15 January 1976.
Fulvous whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor
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Length: 13 inches Wingspan: 36 inches
Large, long-legged, long-necked duck
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The Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a long-necked, long legged duck, similar in structure to the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.
Whistling-Ducks, formerly called Tree Ducks, are so named because of their whistling calls. They have long legs and necks, looking like a cross between a goose and a duck. They inhabit fresh and brackish ponds, marshes, and streams.
Fulvous Whistling-Duck: Large, long-legged, long-necked duck with dark brown back and white V-shaped rump patch. Head and underparts are buff with white throat and vent.
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Behaviour
No observations regarding Fulvous Whistling-Duck behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
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Wandering Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuata arcuata
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Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
No photo of the Black-bellied Whistling-duck available.
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks prefer shallow freshwater ponds, lakes, and marshes. Tree-lined bodies of water are of particular value.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna autumnalis )
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck, Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas
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Diet The fulvous whistling-duck usually eats at night. It gleans seeds from grasses and weeds and forages for waste grain in cornfields and rice fields. It will sometimes scoop up plant materials in shallow water.
Fulvous Whistling-Ducks (Dendrocygna bicolor)
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Whistling-Ducks
Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae
The whistling ducks have long legs and necks, and are very gregarious, flying to and from night-time roosts in large flocks.
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Range: lowlands of northeastern Australia
Habitat: margins of swamps, marshes, mangroves, grassland, scrub ...
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. Prefers dense marshes and adjacent waters.
Aitutaki Whistling-duck, Dendrocygna sp. (Aitutaki, Cook Islands)
NÄ"nÄ"-nui, Branta hylobadistes (Maui, possibly KauaÊ"i and OÊ"ahu, Hawaiian Islands)
Chatham Islands Shelduck, Tadorna cf. variegata (Chatham Islands, SW Pacific) ...
The Fulvous Whistling-Duck is a widespread duck of Africa, Asia, and much of the tropical Americas. Normally found in the extreme southern U.S.
Black-bellied Whistling-duck, Tres individuos volando-cruzando frente a nosotros muy bajo, ...
Fulvous Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
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White-faced whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
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Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Auckland Islands teal (Anas aucklandica)
Madagascar teal (Anas bernieri)
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The two most numerous bird species are mixed together here. The big ones are Anseranas semipalmata (Magpie Geese), which gather by the thousands in the dry season, and the little ones are Dendrocygna eytoni (Plumed Whistling-Ducks).
 See also: Duck, Wood Duck, Goldeneye, Hooded merganser, Green-winged Teal
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