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Whistling duck taxonomy, including that of the entire order Anseriformes, is complicated and disputed. [4] Under a traditional classification proposed by ornithologist Jean Théodore Delacour based on morphological and behavioral traits, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] whistling ducks belong to the tribe Dendrocygnini under the family Anatidae and subfamily ...
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 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.
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 ...
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: Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816) 5 Plumed ...
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]
Genus Dendrocygna Swainson 1837 (whistling/tree ducks) Subgenus (Lamprocygna) Boetticher 1949. Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus 1766) (white-faced whistling-duck) LC; Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus 1758) (black-bellied whistling-duck) LC. D. a. fulgens Friedmann 1947 (Northern black-bellied whistling duck)
Wildlife experts have sounded the alarm about the lesser whistling duck's role in spreading bird flu, or avian influenza. Commonly found in wetlands and rice fields, this species is a frequent carrier of the virus, which can potentially infect humans and lead to severe lung infections.