Wandering Whistling Duck

Formerly named Tree Ducks, the Wandering Whistling Duck have their new name because of their loud whistling calls and the whistling noise their wings make during flight.

The Wandering Whistling Duck is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a species of whistling duck. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands . There are three subspecies associated with this bird. D. arcuata arcuata (Indonesian Wandering Whistling Duck), D. arcuata australis (Australian Wandering Whistling Duck), and D. arcuata pygmaea (New Britain Wandering Whistling Duck). More

Wandering whistling duck on water© Daniel Heuclin / www.nhpa.co.uk Wandering whistling duck, side view© Lady Philippa Scott Wandering whistling duck stood amongst plants© Tom & Pam Gardner / www.flpa-images.co.uk Wandering whistling duck© Martin B Withers / www.flpa-images.co.uk Large flock of wandering whistling ducks with plumed whistling ducks and a magpie goose© Roger Brown / www.osfimages.com Small group of wandering whistling ducks on grass© Robin Buxton / www.osfimages. More

The Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a species of whistling duck. More

Images previous Wandering whistling duck imageLarge group of wandering whistling ducks stood in shallow water © Jean-Paul Ferrero / www.ardea. More

Wandering whistling ducks Dendrocygna arcuata (detail of above) - Location: Hastie More

The Wandering Whistling Duck lives in deep lagoons, flooded grasslands or dams. They enjoy the water and rarely leave the shore and swim and dive with ease. Breeding - Breeding occurs during the tropical wet season usually between December and May. During this time six to fifteen eggs are laid in a nest not far from water and usually in high grass or a sheltered area. More

Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) Dendrocygninae is a subfamily of the duck, goose and swan family of birds, Anatidae. In other taxonomical approaches, they are either considered a separate family Whistling Duck, or a tribe Dendrocygnini in the goose subfamily Anserinae (e.g. Terres & NAS, 1991).It contains only one genus, Dendrocygna, containing eight species. It contains only one genus, Dendrocygna, containing eight living species, and one known from hitherto undescribed subfossils from Aitutaki, Cook Islands (Steadman, 2006). More

The Wandering Whistling Duck lives in deep lagoons, flooded grasslands or dams. They enjoy the water and rarely leave the shore and swim and dive with ease. The Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a species of whistling duck. More

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