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Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal

Dendrocygna javanica

Photo by Chaiyan

[edit] Identification

Long grey bill, long head and longish legs. Buff head, neck and underparts, and a darker crown. The back and wings are darkish grey, and there are chestnut patches on the wings and tail. All plumages are similar.

[edit] Distribution

India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, south China, to Vietnam.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Still freshwater lakes

[edit] Behaviour

It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages