Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)

Other Names (World)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Black-bellied Tree Duck, Red-billed Tree Duck, Red-billed Whistling duck, Black-bellied Whistling Duck

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
43 - 53 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Inland wetlands. Also, arable land. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, USA (B), Venezuela.

Vagrant to Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Chile, Gambia, Grenada, Jamaica, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,100,000 - 2,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (167)...)

Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) [XC57599]
by Fernand DEROUSSEN from Ba\u00f1ado Los Osos (Ea Los Osos), Romang, San Javier, Santa Fe, Argentina (song)

Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) [XC415840]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Setor Samambaia, mata seca, perto da UFG-Agronomia, Goi\u00e2nia-Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (alarm call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - South-eastern Texas to central Panama. Also known as fulgens.
discolor P.L. Sclater and Salvin, 1873 - Eastern Panama to South America, south to Ecuador in the west and northern Argentina in the east.
fulgens Friedmann, 1947 - Southern US to Panama.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) - 10 files

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