Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Plumed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) - HBW 1, p. 575
French: Dendrocygne d'Eyton
German: Gelbfuß Pfeifgans
Spanish: Suirirí Australiano
Other common names: Plumed/Red legged Tree Duck, Eyton's Whistling/Tree Duck, Grass Whistling Duck
Taxonomy: Leptotarsis Eytoni Eyton, 1838, northwestern Australia.
Hybridization with D. bicolor and D. arborea reported in captivity. Monotypic.
Distribution: N and E Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair on land, keeping a watchful eye Locality Helidon, Queensland, Australia
steve dillinger 3 December 2007 2 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A group of birds on the ground Locality Lockyer Valley, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 19 July 2007 3 years ago 23 sec 4.1 -
A group on the ground Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1998 6 years ago 19 sec 3.7 -
Adult male chasing away Wandering Whistling-ducks to get the best location at the edge of the pond Locality Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
Eldert Groenewoud 27 July 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
Two birds standing and then walking on the ground Locality Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 24 October 2006 4 years ago 34 sec 3.5 -
Four birds walking, one whistling Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 November 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 3.3
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Showing the plumes nicely
Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4.7 -
Adult Plumed Whistling-duck with wings outstretched on a log
Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Plumed Whistling-ducks gather in large flocks sometimes in thousands
Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Plumed-whistling Duck profile
Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Bird in a large flock
Locality Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Peter Strauss 6 July 2010 47 weeks ago 3.8 -
Part of a large flock at an overnight camp
Locality Landsborough, Queensland, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 15 June 2006 50 weeks ago 3.3
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