Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) - HBW 1, p. 577
French: Dendrocygne à bec rouge
German: Rotschnabel Pfeifgans
Spanish: Suirirí Piquirrojo
Other common names: Black-bellied/Red-billed Tree Duck, Red-billed Whistling-duck
Taxonomy: Anas autumnalis Linnaeus, 1758, America.
Origin of type specimen unclear, leading to confusion over correct allocation of nominate subspecies; northern race alternatively labelled fulgens.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - SE Texas to C Panama.
- discolor P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873 - E Panama to South America, S to Ecuador in the W and N Argentina in the E.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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bird sitting on a tree trunk Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 17 July 2012 42 weeks ago 21 sec 4.6 -
Two birds perched on a dead tree Locality Aquidauna, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp discolor)
Josep del Hoyo 8 January 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 4.5 -
Group Locality Estancia El Dorado, Cayastá, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Martin Manassero 26 November 2012 25 weeks ago 34 sec 4.4 -
A pair with seven juveniles in the water Locality Country Club, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp autumnalis)
Josep del Hoyo 22 September 2006 5 years ago 40 sec 4.4 -
A young bird on a trunk over water. Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 25 October 2012 24 weeks ago 43 sec 4.3 -
A group of adults on a lawn Locality Country Club, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp autumnalis)
Josep del Hoyo 22 September 2006 5 years ago 35 sec 3.9
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Ducks resting at swamp edge.
Locality Florida, USA (United States) (ssp autumnalis)
ddarbela 7 July 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
A pair near a small lake
Locality Panama City, Panama Province, Panama
hawk 13 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Bird on a branch
Locality Panama City, Panama Province, Panama
hawk 13 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Black-bellied Whistling-duck
Locality Brazos Bend State Park, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA (United States)
delta69 20 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
An adult bird.
Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 4 July 2009 23 weeks ago 4 -
1 individual adult and 6 young.
Locality Jussara, Goiás State, Brazil
Bruno Salaroli 23 June 2011 34 weeks ago 4
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Calls of groups of birds flying and landing in trees.
Locality Pantanos del Usumacincta, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp autumnalis)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2009 3 years ago 3 -
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A flock about 20 birds calls in flying near a wetland of Pantanal. Locality Pousada Do Rio Mutum, Barão de Melgaço, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 May 2006 30 weeks ago 0
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