Wandering Whistling-duck

について

ワンデリングウィスリングダックは東南アジアからオーストラリアにかけて分布するツリーダックです。栗色の羽毛と長い首が特徴で、群れで移動します。湿地、稲田、水草に覆われた湖に生息し、水草、種子、藻類を採食します。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	37.2 cm	14.6 in
体重	779.5 g	27.50 oz

識別

羽毛

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.

🌿 Wetland

分布域

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Incubation: 28-30 days. Fledging: 45-91 days.

一腹卵数

6-15

鳴き声

さえずり

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.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
科	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Dendrocygna
種	Dendrocygna arcuata

Distribution

Wandering Whistling-duck has been recorded in 7 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇸🇬 Singapore 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

External Databases

よくある質問

What does the Wandering Whistling-duck eat?

Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses and grain in temperate farmland.

Where does the Wandering Whistling-duck live?

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.

Is the Wandering Whistling-duck endangered?

The Wandering Whistling-duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Wandering Whistling-duck nest?

Incubation: 28-30 days. Fledging: 45-91 days.

What does the Wandering Whistling-duck sound like?

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.

How big is the Wandering Whistling-duck?

The Wandering Whistling-duck has a wingspan of 37.2 cm, weight of 779.5 g.

What order and family does the Wandering Whistling-duck belong to?

The Wandering Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.