Wandering Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata - Dendrocygne à lunules

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Dendrocygna
Species
:
arcuata

Descriptor

Horsfield, 1824

Biometrics

Size
: 45 cm
Wingspan
: 80 à 90 cm.
Weight
: 453 à 976 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Dendrocygna arcuata arcuata (Philippines to Indonesia)
Dendrocygna arcuata pygmaea (New Britain I.. Bismarck Arch..)
Dendrocygna arcuata australis (s New Guinea, n and e Australia)

Foreign names

Dendrocygne à lunules,
Suirirí capirotado,
dendrocisne-nómada,
Wanderpfeifgans,
vándorfütyülőlúd,
Zwervende Fluiteend,
Dendrocigna errante,
vandringsvisseland,
Hetteplystreand,
stromárka sťahovavá,
husička stěhovavá,
Rustfarvet Træand,
suomuviheltäjäsorsa,
ànec arbori de casquet,
drzewica wędrowna,
Странствующая древесная утка,
Belibis kembang,
オオリュウキュウガモ,
斑胸树鸭,
胸斑樹鴨,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Freshwater Lakes