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A black-bellied whistling duck in the water. The black-bellied whistling duck is a mid-sized waterfowl species. Length ranges from 47 to 56 cm (19 to 22 in), body mass from 652 to 1,020 g (1.437 to 2.249 lb), and wingspan ranges from 76 to 94 cm (30 to 37 in).
Seven years since a first sighting, black-bellied whistling ducks in Southwestern Indiana have regular breeding populations. Indiana becoming home to duck with 'harlot-like face' and 'lipstick ...
🚨 Rare Bird Alert: Black-bellied whistling ducks have been spotted with ducklings on a wildlife area in Wayne County.... Posted by Ohio Division of Wildlife on Monday, August 19, 2024
American avocet joins parade of rare, unusual birds in Ohio, including black-bellied whistling-duck and roseate tern. It's been a year for unusual bird sightings in the Buckeye State.
Whistling ducks were first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758: the black-bellied whistling duck (then Anas autumnalis) and the West Indian whistling duck (then Anas arborea). [1] In 1837, William Swainson named the genus Dendrocygna to distinguish whistling ducks from the other waterfowl. [2]
Australian wood duck, juvenile, by Benjamint444. Crested pigeon, by Benjamint. Regent parrot, ... Black-bellied whistling duck, by Alan D. Wilson (edited by Olegivvit)
Black-bellied whistling duck; F. Fulvous whistling duck; L. ... White-faced whistling duck This page was last edited on 9 August 2019, at 18:18 (UTC). Text ...
The fulvous whistling duck feeds in wetlands by day or night, often in mixed flocks with relatives such as white-faced or black-bellied whistling ducks. Its food is generally plant material, including seeds, bulbs, grasses and stems, but females may include animal items such as aquatic worms , molluscs and insects as they prepare for egg-laying ...