Wednesday 14 May 2014

West Indian Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)

Length: 19-22" (48-56 cm); Habitat: Mangroves; ponds; fields; Statue: Very rare, VagrantCommentsWest Indies Endemic; Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list as  "Near Threatened and decreasing"

pale neck and light brown face, black bill, upperparts molting browns

Black and white marking on the flanks
Brown breast, long black legs, whitish underparts

Separated from Black-bellied(back) by color of bill, flanks

also no eye ring on West Indies (R) 







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