Fulvous Whistling-duck

关于

茶色树鸭是分布最广的树鸭，见于美洲、非洲和亚洲南部的热带和亚热带地区。体型中等，体羽棕褐色，背部具浅色羽缘，腰部白色，在飞行时明显可见。常在稻田、湿地和草地觅食，以草籽、水生植物和昆虫为食。有时结大群夜间觅食于农田。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼展	44.6 cm	17.6 in
体重	733.4 g	25.87 oz

识别

羽毛

Warm fulvous-buff underparts with creamy white flank stripes. Upperparts dark brown with pale buff feather edges. Dark brown stripe down back of neck. Long bluish-gray legs. Sexes identical.

Habitat & Range

Freshwater marshes, rice paddies, flooded fields, shallow lakes, and river margins across warm tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa, and South Asia. Highly nomadic, following rains.

🌿 Wetland

分布范围

Breeds across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe to eastern Siberia; winters from Britain to the Mediterranean and South Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Grazes grasses and sedges in Arctic tundra; large migratory goose; winter diet dominated by agricultural grain and pasture grass.

保护状况

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行为与繁殖

筑巢

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 19-44 days. Fledging: 63 days.

产卵数

6-16

声音

鸣唱

A soft, rhythmic 'ka-WHEE-00' whistle. Flocks give continuous soft whistling sounds during flight over tropical wetlands. Also gives shorter 'kee' contact notes.

分类学

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

Distribution

Fulvous Whistling-duck has been recorded in 12 countries.

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出现 Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇸🇮 Slovenia

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常见问题

What does the Fulvous Whistling-duck eat?

Grazes grasses and sedges in Arctic tundra; large migratory goose; winter diet dominated by agricultural grain and pasture grass.

Where does the Fulvous Whistling-duck live?

Freshwater marshes, rice paddies, flooded fields, shallow lakes, and river margins across warm tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa, and South Asia. Highly nomadic, following rains.

Is the Fulvous Whistling-duck endangered?

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

How does the Fulvous Whistling-duck nest?

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 19-44 days. Fledging: 63 days.

What does the Fulvous Whistling-duck sound like?

A soft, rhythmic 'ka-WHEE-00' whistle. Flocks give continuous soft whistling sounds during flight over tropical wetlands. Also gives shorter 'kee' contact notes.

How big is the Fulvous Whistling-duck?

The Fulvous Whistling-duck has a wingspan of 44.6 cm, weight of 733.4 g.

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

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