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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 ...
Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) ... The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil ...
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 ...
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]
A nest of Black Bellied Whistling Ducks, a rarity, is at home at a Moreland area pond in Wayne County. You can visit, but be respectful.
Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis; Fulvous whistling-duck, ... Pandionidae is a family of fish-eating birds of prey, possessing a very large ...