Black-bellied Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
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Sobre
O parreco-de-barriga-preta é um pato assobiadeiro grande que habita zonas húmidas tropicais das Américas, desde o Texas e México até à Argentina. Tem barriga preta, peito castanho ruivo, cabeça cinzenta e bico e pernas vermelhos. Distingue-se dos outros parrecos pelos grandes remendos brancos nas asas visíveis em voo. Muitas vezes empoleira-se em árvores e arbustos. É gregário e frequentemente visto em bandos numerosos em zonas húmidas tropicais e arrozais.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 48,2 cm | 19.0 in |
| Peso | 757,9 g | 26.73 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
Gray head with brown cap and chestnut breast; black belly is distinctive. Wings show broad white patch in flight. Coral-pink bill and long pink legs. Upright posture. Sexes similar.
Habitat & Range
Freshwater wetlands, ponds, lake margins, flooded fields, and wooded swamps from the southern United States and Mexico through Central America to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina. Uses nest boxes readily.
Distribuição geográfica
Inhabits freshwater marshes and riverbanks from southeastern Brazil to northern Argentina and Bolivia. Sedentary; locally common.
Diet & Feeding
Grazes subarctic tundra grasses and sedges; winters on coastal salt marshes and agricultural fields eating grasses and grain.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: CV,CP,SC. Incubation: 25-30 days. Fledging: 56-63 days.
Tamanho da postura
9-18
Som
Canto
A high, reedy whistle 'pe-che-che-ne' given in flight. Flocks produce a continuous whistling chorus. Also gives a squeaky 'whe-eee' contact call while swimming.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| Família | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
| Genus | Dendrocygna |
| Espécies | Dendrocygna autumnalis |
Distribution
Black-bellied Whistling-duck has been recorded in 12 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anatidae family