Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Wandering Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) - HBW 1, p. 576
French: Dendrocygne à lunules
German: Wanderpfeifgans
Spanish: Suirirí Capirotado
Other common names: Wandering Tree Duck, Water/Diving Whistling Duck, Water Whistle Duck
Taxonomy: Anas arcuata Horsfield, 1824, Java.
Forms a superspecies with D. bicolor, with which it shows many similarities in morphology and behaviour, and hybridization has occurred. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) - Philippines, S Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Lesser Sundas and Moluccas.
- australis Reichenbach, 1850 - N Australia and S New Guinea.
- pygmaea Mayr, 1945 - New Britain.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird using its bill to stir up mud Locality Banora Green, Banora Point, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp australis)
Nick Talbot 13 May 2005 4 years ago 6 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird standing with three ducklings Locality Banora Green, Banora Point, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp australis)
Nick Talbot 13 May 2005 4 years ago 17 sec 4.4 -
Several birds in the water with Sunda Teals Locality Dulo Duo, Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp arcuata)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2007 4 years ago 33 sec 4.4 -
A group on the water Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp arcuata)
Philip Griffin 20 September 2005 5 years ago 25 sec 3.9 -
Two birds swimming Locality Parc de les Aus, Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Josep del Hoyo 11 June 2005 5 years ago 30 sec 3.8 -
Three birds at rest. Locality Tarro, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 10 January 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 30 sec 3.7
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One of a group standing at the waters edge
Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A swimming bird
Locality Atherton, Queensland, Australia (ssp australis)
Anne Cotton 8 October 2007 1 year ago 3.5 -
Wandering Whistling Ducks resting by the river
Locality Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 17 July 2008 7 weeks ago 3.3 -
Resting near observation tower
Locality Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp australis)
Lindsay Hansch 29 June 2008 50 weeks ago 3 -
A swimming bird.
Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 4 July 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Adult feeding from the ground
Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 9 November 2007 3 years ago 3
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A small group of birds call as they walk Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 9 November 2007 2 years ago 4.5 -
Lower pitched calls of one individual Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 1 year ago 3 -
Various calls of 2 or 3 birds Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 1 year ago 3
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