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The wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a species of whistling duck. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia , the Philippines , Borneo , Indonesia , Papua New Guinea , and the Pacific Islands .
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 ...
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: Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) 7 Lesser whistling duck
Spotted whistling-duck, Dendrocygna guttata; Wandering whistling-duck, Dendrocygna arcuata; Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus (A) Graylag goose, Anser anser (A) Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons (A) Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus (A) Taiga bean-goose, Anser fabalis (A) Tundra bean-goose, Anser serrirostris (A) Brant ...
Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield 1821) (lesser whistling-duck) LC; Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield 1824) (wandering whistling-duck) LC. D. a. arcuata (Horsfield 1824) (East Indian wandering whistling duck) D. a. pygmaea Mayr 1945 (lesser wandering whistling duck) D. a. australis Reichenbach 1850 (Australian wandering whistling duck)
Also known as the white-faced whistling duck, these ghostly ducks are aptly named after the white mask they appear to wear on their faces. Native to South American and sub-Saharan Africa, it's ...
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.
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