Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor Order: ANSERIFORMES Family: Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Spatulate
  • Eye Color: Dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Capped, Plain
  • Crown Color: Dark brown cap, yellow-brown on sides.
  • Forehead Color: Dark Brown
  • Nape Color: Dark Brown
  • Throat Color: Gray
  • Cere color: No Data
Splitbar

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Fulvous Whistling-Duck Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 46-53 cm (18-21 in)
  • Weight: 726 g (25.6 oz)
  • Size: Size 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
  • Color: Brown, Black, Rufous or Rust, Buff
  • Underparts: Yellow-brown
  • Upperparts: Dark brown with feathers edged in yellow-brown.
  • Back Pattern: Scaled or Scalloped
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Direct heronlike flight with slow deep wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 91 cm (36 in)
  • Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black
  • Under Tail: Black
  • Leg Color: Gray
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Family Whistling Duck (Anatidae)_blue
Species Dendrocygna bicolor
Length18 - 21 Inches
Wingspan36 Inches

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck: Large, long-legged, long-necked duck with dark brown back and white V-shaped rump patch. Head and underparts are buff with white throat and vent. The white-edged side and flank feathers form a striking border between sides and back. Tail is black with white undertail coverts.

● Song: "k-weeoo", "kee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Fulvous Whistling-Duck: Feeds almost exclusively on aquatic vegetation, rice, and seeds of marsh plants; forages day and night.

● Breeding & nesting: Fulvous Whistling-Duck: Twelve to fourteen white eggs are laid in a shallow cup of grass lined with down. Nest is built on the ground in dense vegetation or floats on the water. Incubation ranges from 24 to 26 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Fulvous Whistling-Duck: Black-bellied Whistling Duck has dark rump, white wing stripes, and lacks white flank stripes.

Flight Pattern

Direct heronlike flight with slow deep wing beats.
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Fulvous Whistling-Duck: Breeds in southern California, coastal Texas and Louisiana, and southern Florida; winters along the east coast of Mexico. Preferred habitats include shallow freshwater marshes, lakes, and flooded agricultural fields.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationUncommon to locally common
MigrationMigratory
Weight25.6 Ounces