Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
White-faced Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - HBW 1, p. 576
French: Dendrocygne veuf
German: Witwenpfeifgans
Spanish: Suirirí Cariblanco
Other common names: White-faced Tree Duck
Taxonomy: Anas viduata Linnaeus, 1766, Cartagena, Colombia.
A distinctive species, apparently most closely linked to D. autumnalis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Tropical America from Costa Rica S to N Argentina and Uruguay; Africa S of Sahara from Senegal to Ethiopia and S to South Africa; Madagascar and Comoro Is.
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3.8
An adult and t...
Ethiopia, Nov 2005
Josep del Hoyo
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3.8
A group of adu...
Ethiopia, Nov 2005
Josep del Hoyo
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3.8
Big flocks of ...
Senegal, Apr 2010
Pascal Vagner
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3.8
A group of bir...
Brazil, Aug 2010
Josep del Hoyo
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3.8
Several birds ...
Brazil, Aug 2010
Josep del Hoyo
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3.8
Two birds foag...
Brazil, Dec 2010
Antonio Silveira
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3.6
Flying.
South Afri..., Oct 2008
Fran Trabalon
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3.6
a big flock of...
Venezuela, Dec 2012
Thore Noernberg
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3.6
A bird swimmin...
Colombia, Feb 2007
Joe Tobias
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3.6
A bird standin...
France, Apr 1990
Josep del Hoyo
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3.6
An adult stand...
South Afri..., Jan 2011
David Beadle
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3.6
An adult bird ...
Italy, Feb 2013
raniero massoli-novelli
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Calls by one bird. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 35 weeks ago 4 -
Several birds calling. Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
One call in flight. Locality Morada Nova, Ceará State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 28 March 2008 4 years ago 3 -
Calls in flight (free flying feral population) Locality Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park, Fakenham, Norfolk, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 May 2001 4 years ago 3
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