Lesser Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna javanica
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<birdfyi-bird slug="dendrocygna-javanica"></birdfyi-bird>Warm chestnut-brown throughout, with a darker crown and pale face, the Lesser Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna javanica) shows conspicuous chestnut on the rump and upper-tail as it flies. The sexes are alike, and both carry dark grey bills and legs and pale streaking along chestnut flanks. It is the most widespread whistling-duck in Asia, occupying freshwater wetlands, lakes, rice paddies, mangroves and slow rivers from the Indian subcontinent through southern China to Borneo and Indonesia, and it is common near cultivated land and settlements. Unusually for a duck, it nests in tree holes and occasionally in thatched roofs, laying seven to seventeen eggs. Its call is a thin, high whistle, softer than that of related species. The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
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Sobre
O parreco-das-índias é um pato assobiadeiro pequeno amplamente distribuído no sul e sudeste da Ásia. Tem plumagem castanho-avermelhada com cabeça mais pálida e cobre da cauda ruivo. Habita zonas húmidas de água doce, incluindo arrozais, pântanos, lagos e rios em toda a sua área de distribuição. É um pato gregário frequentemente visto em grande grupos. Frequentemente empoleira-se em árvores, ao contrário da maioria dos patos. É a espécie mais pequena do género Dendrocygna.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 38,8 cm | 15.3 in |
| Peso | 525,0 g | 18.52 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
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.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: CV,O. Incubation: 22-30 days.
Tamanho da postura
7-17
Som
Canto
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.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| Família | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
| Genus | Dendrocygna |
| Espécies | Dendrocygna javanica |
Distribution
Lesser Whistling-duck has been recorded in 7 countries.
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