Lesser Whistling-duck

について

レッサーウィスリングダックは南アジアから東南アジアにかけて分布するツリーダックです。褐色の羽毛と特徴的な鳴き声を持ちます。稲田、湿地、マングローブ林に生息し、水草の種子や葉を採食します。アジアで最もよく見られるツリーダックです。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	38.8 cm	15.3 in
体重	525.0 g	18.52 oz

識別

羽毛

Warm chestnut-brown overall; head and neck brown; upperparts dark brown. Chestnut rump and upper-tail conspicuous in flight. Flanks chestnut with pale streaks. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Freshwater wetlands, lakes, rice paddies, mangroves, and slow rivers across South and Southeast Asia from India through southern China to Borneo and Indonesia. Common near cultivated land and human settlements.

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

分布域

Breeds on tundra of northern Canada and Alaska; winters on the Pacific coast from California to Mexico and Central America.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes subarctic grasses and rushes; migratory; winters on estuarine mudflats and coastal grasslands eating eelgrass and algae.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: CV,O. Incubation: 22-30 days.

一腹卵数

7-17

鳴き声

さえずり

A softer, higher-pitched whistle than other Dendrocygna. Call is a quick 'we-we' given in flight. Smaller size reflected in higher-pitched and thinner quality of call.

分類学

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

Distribution

Lesser Whistling-duck has been recorded in 7 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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よくある質問

What does the Lesser Whistling-duck eat?

Grazes subarctic grasses and rushes; migratory; winters on estuarine mudflats and coastal grasslands eating eelgrass and algae.

Where does the Lesser Whistling-duck live?

Freshwater wetlands, lakes, rice paddies, mangroves, and slow rivers across South and Southeast Asia from India through southern China to Borneo and Indonesia. Common near cultivated land and human settlements.

Is the Lesser Whistling-duck endangered?

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

How does the Lesser Whistling-duck nest?

Nest type: CV,O. Incubation: 22-30 days.

What does the Lesser Whistling-duck sound like?

A softer, higher-pitched whistle than other Dendrocygna. Call is a quick 'we-we' given in flight. Smaller size reflected in higher-pitched and thinner quality of call.

How big is the Lesser Whistling-duck?

The Lesser Whistling-duck has a wingspan of 38.8 cm, weight of 525.0 g.

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

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