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Wandering Whistling-duck

Dendrocygna arcuata

Least Concern
Envergadura
37,2 cm
Peso
779,5 g
Família
Anatidae
Ordem
Anseriformes

Sobre

O parreco-vagabundo é um pato assobiadeiro encontrado da Indonésia e Filipinas à Austrália. Tem a coloração castanho-avermelhada típica dos parrecos com flancos largamente barrados de castanho-escuro e branco. Habita zonas húmidas de água doce, incluindo lagos, pântanos e planícies inundadas tropicais. É gregário e frequentemente mistura-se com outras espécies de parrecos. Os bandos podem ser muito numerosos durante as estações não reprodutoras.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 37,2 cm 14.6 in
Peso 779,5 g 27.50 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

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.

Distribuição 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 conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

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

Tamanho da postura

6-15

Som

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.

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus Dendrocygna
Espécies Dendrocygna arcuata

Distribution

Wandering Whistling-duck has been recorded in 7 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

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.

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