West Indian Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna arborea
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El pato silbador del Caribe o pato silbador cubano es el mayor de los patos silbadores y está restringido al Caribe. Tiene plumaje marrón oscuro con la cabeza más pálida y manchas negras y blancas en los flancos. Habita en manglares, bosques costeros y palmares, anidando en palmeras. Está clasificado como vulnerable por la caza y la pérdida de hábitat.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 51,3 cm | 20.2 in |
| Peso | 1030,0 g | 36.33 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Dark brown upperparts; head and neck dark with pale sides. Flanks black with bold white spots. Breast dark brown; belly blackish with white flank streaks. Long dark legs. Largest Dendrocygna. Sexes alike.
Habitat & Range
Freshwater lakes, mangrove swamps, palm savannas, and forested wetlands in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Nests in palm crowns and hollow trees. Highly dependent on Caribbean wet forests and freshwater lagoons.
Distribución geográfica
Found in grassy wetlands and floodplains of Madagascar. Non-migratory and endemic to the island's eastern marshes.
Diet & Feeding
Eats grasses, sedges, and grains; migratory goose foraging in Arctic tundra in summer; overwinters on pastures and stubble fields.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: CV,SC. Incubation: 30 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
4-16
Sonido
Canto
A loud, 3-syllable whistle 'whee-whee-whee'. The NT conservation status reflects population pressures. Less commonly heard than its more abundant whistling-duck relatives.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas) |
| Familia | Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes) |
| Genus | Dendrocygna |
| Especies | Dendrocygna arborea |
Distribution
West Indian Whistling-duck has been recorded in 5 countries.
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Preguntas frecuentes
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anatidae family