Information about Whistling Duck
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Dendrocygninae is a subfamily of the duck, goose and swan family of birds, Anatidae. In other taxonomical approaches, they are either considered a separate family Dendrocygnidae, or a tribe Dendrocygnini in the goose subfamily Anserinae (e.g. Terres & NAS, 1991).
It contains only one genus, Dendrocygna, containing eight living species, and one known from hitherto undescribed subfossils from Aitutaki, Cook Islands (Steadman, 2006). These species are the whistling ducks and they have a worldwide distribution through the tropics and subtropics. These ducks have, as their name implies, distinctive whistling calls.
The whistling ducks have long legs and necks, and are very gregarious, flying to and from night-time roosts in large flocks. Both sexes have the same plumage, and all have a hunched appearance and black underwings in flight.
Species
- Black-billed Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arborea
- Wandering Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arcuata
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Fulvous Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
- Plumed Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna eytoni
- Spotted Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna guttata
- Lesser Whistling Duck, or Indian Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna javanica
- White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata
Gallery
) White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata | ) Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis | ) Black-billed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea |
References
- Steadman, David William (2006): Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Islands Birds. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-77142-3.
- Terres, John K. & National Audubon Society (1991): The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Wings Books, New York. ISBN 0-517-03288-0
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Anseriformes
Wagler, 1831
Families
The order Anseriformes
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Wagler, 1831
Families
- Anhimidae
- Anseranatidae
- Anatidae
- †Dromornithidae
- †Presbyornithidae
- †Gastornidae(?)
The order Anseriformes
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Ducks, geese and swans
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Scientific classification
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Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (January 8, 1793 - March 17, 1879) was a German botanist and ornithologist.
He was the son of Johann Friedrich Jakob Reichenbach, the author in 1818 of the first Greek-German dictionary.
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He was the son of Johann Friedrich Jakob Reichenbach, the author in 1818 of the first Greek-German dictionary.
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William John Swainson FLS, FRS (October 8, 1789 - December 6, 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist.
Swainson was born in Dover Place, St.
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Swainson was born in Dover Place, St.
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species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
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Dendrocygna
Species: D. arborea
Binomial name
Dendrocygna arborea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Black-billed Whistling Duck,
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Species: D. arborea
Binomial name
Dendrocygna arborea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Black-billed Whistling Duck,
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D. arcuata
Binomial name
Dendrocygna arcuata
Horsfield, 1824
Subspecies
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Binomial name
Dendrocygna arcuata
Horsfield, 1824
Subspecies
- D. a. arcuata (Indonesian Wandering Whistling Duck)
- D. a.
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D. autumnalis
Binomial name
Dendrocygna autumnalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
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Binomial name
Dendrocygna autumnalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
- D. a. autumnalis (Northern Black-bellied Whistling Duck)
- D. a.
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Dendrocygna
Species: D. bicolor
Binomial name
Dendrocygna bicolor
(Vieillot, 1816)
The Fulvous Whistling Duck,
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Species: D. bicolor
Binomial name
Dendrocygna bicolor
(Vieillot, 1816)
The Fulvous Whistling Duck,
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D. eytoni
Binomial name
Dendrocygna eytoni
Eyton, 1838
The Plumed Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna eytoni is a whistling duck which breeds in New Guinea and Australia.
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Binomial name
Dendrocygna eytoni
Eyton, 1838
The Plumed Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna eytoni is a whistling duck which breeds in New Guinea and Australia.
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D. guttata
Binomial name
Dendrocygna guttata
Schlegel, 1866
The Spotted Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna guttata is a member of the duck family Anatidae.
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Binomial name
Dendrocygna guttata
Schlegel, 1866
The Spotted Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna guttata is a member of the duck family Anatidae.
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D. javanica
Binomial name
Dendrocygna javanica
(Horsfield, 1821)
The Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica, also known as Indian Whistling Duck
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Binomial name
Dendrocygna javanica
(Horsfield, 1821)
The Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica, also known as Indian Whistling Duck
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D. viduata
Binomial name
Dendrocygna viduata
(Linnaeus, 1766)
The White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata
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Binomial name
Dendrocygna viduata
(Linnaeus, 1766)
The White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata
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family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than their relatives the swans and geese, and may be found in
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Goose (plural geese, male gander(s)) is the English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than geese, and ducks, which are smaller.
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Cygnus
Bechstein, 1803
Species
6-7 living, see text.
Synonyms
Cygnanser Kretzoi, 1957
Swans are large water birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks.
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Bechstein, 1803
Species
6-7 living, see text.
Synonyms
Cygnanser Kretzoi, 1957
Swans are large water birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Ducks, geese and swans
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Scientific classification
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For the science of classifying living things, see .
Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification. The word comes from the Greek τάξις, taxis, 'order' +
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In biology, a tribe—or infrafamily—is a rank between subfamily and genus, or between subfamily and subtribe, if that rank is used.
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Anserinae
Vigors, 1825
Genera
see text
Synonyms
Cygninae
The Anserinae is a subfamily in the waterfowl family Anatidae. It includes the swans and true geese. Under alternative systematical concepts (see e.g.
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Vigors, 1825
Genera
see text
Synonyms
Cygninae
The Anserinae is a subfamily in the waterfowl family Anatidae. It includes the swans and true geese. Under alternative systematical concepts (see e.g.
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Subfossil refers to remains whose fossilization process is not complete, either for lack of time or because the condition in which they were buried were not optimal for fossilization.
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Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araura, Ararau and Utataki, is one of the Cook Islands, north of Rarotonga. It has a population of approximately 2,000. Aitutaki is the second most visited island of the Cook Islands.
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Anthem
Te Atua Mou E
God is Truth
Capital
(and largest city) Avarua
Official languages English
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Te Atua Mou E
God is Truth
Capital
(and largest city) Avarua
Official languages English
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