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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).
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 ...
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]
What does a black-bellied whistling-duck sound like? Audubon describes the duck's songs and calls as "mellow whistles." Audubon's listing for the species has several audio recordings of its ...
In August, the Division of Wildlife reported that black-bellied whistling-ducks, normally found around the US-Mexico border, were nesting in Northeast Ohio. They were spotted with ducklings 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 ...
Extinct in the wild: ... Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (A) LC; Fulvous whistling-duck, ... and they eat insects and fruit. The plumage of ...
The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.