Other Names (World)
Lesser Whistling-Duck, Lesser Tree Duck, Javan Tree Duck, Indian Whistling-Duck, Javan Whistling-Duck, Lesser Whistling-Teal, Lesser Whistling Duck
Bangladesh (NB), Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (NB), Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Vietnam.
Vagrant to Israel, Maldives, Oman.
Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east to south-eastern China and Taiwan, and south through Indochina to Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
 
Population
Estimated population is 200,000 - 2,000,000 (2010).
Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) [XC207641]
by Benj + Hirulal (BCN) from Sigiriya forest, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (call, flight call)
Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) [XC772637]
by Ding Li Yong from Ograbraj (near Hobdipur RV), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (flight call)