Saturday 12 January 2013

Black Bellied Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna autumnalis)

Subspecies: autumnalis (Southern); Length:18-21"(45.72-53.34cm); Description: very colorful duck, It has a pale gray head, long pink bill, longish legs, pale gray head, and mostly gray-brown plumage  Habitat: shallow freshwater ponds, lakes, and marshes; Statue: Resident Breeder, found mostly in the northern and eastern parishes.



Face brownish grey, pink bill, white eye-ring, a long neck
upper parts brownish, underparts black, pink legs
White patch on wing better seen in flight

Juveniles birds grey bills and legs, lines on face






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