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The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
In 1837, William Swainson named the genus Dendrocygna to distinguish whistling ducks from the other waterfowl. [2] The type species was listed as the wandering whistling duck (D. arcuata), formerly named by Thomas Horsfield as Anas arcuata. [3] Whistling duck taxonomy, including that of the entire order Anseriformes, is complicated and disputed ...
Fulvous whistling-duck. Common name: Ducks, geese, and waterfowl Family: Anatidae. 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, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nepal. ... Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (A) Lesser whistling-duck, Dendrocygna javanica;
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Colombia. ... Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816) White-faced whistling-duck, ...
Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (V) White-faced whistling-duck, Dendrocygna viduata (V) Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis; Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata (I) Comb duck, Sarkidiornis silvicola (V) Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata; Blue-winged teal, Spatula discors; Cinnamon teal, Spatula cyanoptera (V)
Males and females are similar in appearance, unlike many duck species. What does a black-bellied whistling-duck sound like? Audubon describes the duck's songs and calls as "mellow whistles."
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 whistling duck: Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838) 6 Wandering whistling duck