West Indian Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna arborea - Dendrocygne des Antilles
Systematics
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family:
Anatidés
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Genus:
Dendrocygna
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Species:
arborea
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 58 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 760 à 1320 g
Geographic range
Description identification
West Indian Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arborea) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Dendrocygne des Antilles,
- Suirirí yaguaza,
- marreca-das-antilhas,
- Kubapfeifgans,
- pálmafütyülőlúd,
- West-Indische Fluiteend,
- Dendrocigna delle Indie Occidentali,
- karibvisseland,
- Palmeplystreand,
- stromárka veľká,
- husička stromová,
- Cubatræand,
- karibianviheltäjäsorsa,
- ànec arbori de les Antilles,
- drzewica karaibska,
- Kubas svilpējzoss,
- Черноклювая древесная утка,
- ハシグロリュウキュウガモ,
- 西印度树鸭,
- 黑嘴樹鴨,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes