Birds of the World

    ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)  
Genus: Dendrocygna (8 species)


West Indian Whistling Duck
West Indian Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arborea) Near Threatened
Range: NA: West Indies
Sainto Domingo, Puerto Rico  
   
Photograph by Ron Knight     Copyright and usage info


Wandering Whistling Duck
Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)
Range: OR, AU: Sumatra and Philippines to Australia, New Guinea, New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.) and Fiji (sw Polynesia)
private zoo, Florida,  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Range: NA, MA, SA: se Texas to n Argentina
Flamingo Gardens, Davie, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

In flight.
A family.
Additional photo.


Fulvous Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Range: NA, MA, SA, AF, OR: widespread
Garden of the Groves, Lucaya, Bahamas  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Domestic silver color variation.

Plumed Whistling Duck
Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
Range: AU: Australia (except sw, sc, Tasmania)
Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Spotted Whistling Duck
Spotted Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
Range: OR, AU: Sulawesi region, n, c Moluccas, New Guinea, n Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia), Umboi (w of New Britain) and New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.)
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Lesser Whistling Duck
Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
Range: OR: Pakistan to se China and Greater Sundas
 
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


White-faced Whistling Duck
White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Range: AF, SA: widespread
Santa Fe Zoo, Medellin, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

In flight.


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