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Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population West Indian whistling duck Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, Hispaniola (both the Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Puerto Rico. Size: Length of 48 to 58 cm (19 to 23 in). The female ...
Common name Binomial name + authority IOC sequence White-faced whistling duck: Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) 1 Black-bellied whistling duck: Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 2 Spotted whistling duck: Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866: 3 West Indian whistling duck: Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) 4 Fulvous whistling duck
The black-bellied whistling duck is now placed in the genus Dendrocygna and was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson to distinguish whistling ducks from other waterfowl. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek dendron meaning "tree" with the genus Cygnus containing the swans that was introduced by ...
Wood. With big fluffy plumes on the tops of their heads, Wood ducks are distinct among many other breeds. But what really sets these birds apart is the unique profile of the female duck, which ...
The West Indian whistling duck is the largest and darkest of the whistling ducks with a length of 48 to 58 cm (19 to 23 in). The female weighs from 800 to 1,320 g (1.76 to 2.91 lb) and the male weighs from 760 to 1,240 g (1.68 to 2.73 lb); this species is about the size of a mallard. [9] It has a long black bill, long head and longish legs.
Black-bellied whistling-ducks are usually found far from Ohio Normally found along the Mexican border and Gulf Coast, the black-bellied whistling-duck has been making its way northward, according ...
Formerly named tree ducks, the wandering whistling duck has its new name because of their loud whistling calls and the whistling noise their wings make during flight. They have long necks and legs and look like a cross between a goose and a duck. They have a strong head and neck with a darker crown and hindneck.
The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America. This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight. As the name implies, these are noisy birds with a clear three-note whistling call.