Wandering Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna arcuata
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El pato silbador vagabundo es un pato silbador de distribución amplia en las regiones tropicales de Asia y el Pacífico, desde Borneo e Indonesia hasta Nueva Guinea y Australia. Tiene plumaje castaño con blanco y negro en los flancos. Habita en humedales tropicales, pantanos, lagunas, estanques y arrozales. Es una especie nómada que sigue las lluvias en busca de humedales.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 37,2 cm | 14.6 in |
| Peso | 779,5 g | 27.50 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Rich chestnut-brown head and neck; dark brown back. Flanks rufous with pale buff streaks and dark spots. Belly blackish. Long, dark pinkish legs. Upright posture typical of whistling-ducks. Sexes similar.
Habitat & Range
Tropical freshwater marshes, flooded grasslands, swamps, and lake margins from the Philippines and Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic following wet season flooding.
Distribución geográfica
Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.
Diet & Feeding
Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses and grain in temperate farmland.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Incubation: 28-30 days. Fledging: 45-91 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
6-15
Sonido
Canto
A soft whistle 'whi-whi-whi' in flight. Less vocal than other whistling-ducks; flocks tend to be quieter. Given at dawn and dusk during flight to roosting or feeding areas.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas) |
| Familia | Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes) |
| Genus | Dendrocygna |
| Especies | Dendrocygna arcuata |
Distribution
Wandering Whistling-duck has been recorded in 7 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anatidae family