Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Spotted Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna guttata) - HBW 1, p. 575
French: Dendrocygne tacheté
German: Tüpfelpfeifgans
Spanish: Suirirí Moteado
Other common names: Spotted Tree Duck
Taxonomy: Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866, Celebes.
Superficially resembles D. arborea, but apparently linked most closely to D. eytoni. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mindanao (Philippines) and Sulawesi through Moluccas and Tanimbar (Lesser Sundas) to New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds on the ground, one of them preening Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2007 3 years ago 35 sec 4.4 -
Several birds on a branch Locality Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 30 June 2005 5 years ago 3 sec 1.2
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2 birds on a branch and about to fly away.
Locality Buru, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
mehdhalaouate 9 August 2006 2 years ago 4.4 -
Two birds resting on the edge together with one White-faced Whistling Duck.
Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 17 October 2011 14 weeks ago 4 -
A bird at the water's edge.
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 1994 13 weeks ago 3 -
Four ducks walking on the path.
Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
Nadhifa 10 January 2009 2 years ago 2 -
A pair
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Jonathan Beilby 8 August 2008 2 years ago 2
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