Lesser Whistling Duck - Revision history

Wintibird: Lesser Whistling-Duck moved to Lesser Whistling Duck

Wintibird — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:22:46 GMT

Lesser Whistling-Duck moved to Lesser Whistling Duck

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Revision as of 18:22, 4 January 2011

Amurfalcon: Taxonomy

Amurfalcon — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:44:18 GMT

Taxonomy

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	'''Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal'''		'''Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal'''
	;[[:Category:Dendrocygna\|Dendrocygna]] javanica		;[[:Category:Dendrocygna\|Dendrocygna]] javanica
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	[[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], south [[China]], to [[Vietnam]].		[[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], south [[China]], to [[Vietnam]].
	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
		+	This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References\|[1]]]</sup>
	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
	Still freshwater lakes		Still freshwater lakes
	==Behaviour==		==Behaviour==
	It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.		It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.
		+	==References==
		+	#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
	==External Links==		==External Links==
	{{GSearch\|Dendrocygna+javanica}}		{{GSearch\|Dendrocygna+javanica}}
	*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=171&Bird_Image_ID=710&Bird_Family_ID=64 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]		*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=171&Bird_Image_ID=710&Bird_Family_ID=64 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendrocygna]]		[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendrocygna]]

Nomdeploom at 14:07, 24 March 2009

Nomdeploom — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:07:31 GMT

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	'''Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal'''		'''Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal'''
	;[[:Category:Dendrocygna\|Dendrocygna]] javanica		;[[:Category:Dendrocygna\|Dendrocygna]] javanica
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	{{GSearch\|Dendrocygna+javanica}}		{{GSearch\|Dendrocygna+javanica}}
	*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=171&Bird_Image_ID=710&Bird_Family_ID=64 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]		*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=171&Bird_Image_ID=710&Bird_Family_ID=64 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
-	[[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]][[Category:Dendrocygna]]	+	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendrocygna]]

AlexC at 11:08, 7 September 2008

AlexC — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:08:54 GMT

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-	[[category:incomplete]]	+	'''Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal'''
-	[[Category:Dendrocygna]]	+
	;[[:Category:Dendrocygna\|Dendrocygna]] javanica		;[[:Category:Dendrocygna\|Dendrocygna]] javanica
	[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]		[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]
	==Identification==		==Identification==
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	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.		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.
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-
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
	[[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], south [[China]], to [[Vietnam]].		[[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], south [[China]], to [[Vietnam]].
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	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
	Still freshwater lakes		Still freshwater lakes
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	==Behaviour==		==Behaviour==
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	It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.		It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.
-
	==External Links==		==External Links==
	{{GSearch\|Dendrocygna+javanica}}		{{GSearch\|Dendrocygna+javanica}}
	*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=171&Bird_Image_ID=710&Bird_Family_ID=64 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]		*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=171&Bird_Image_ID=710&Bird_Family_ID=64 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
-	[[Category:Birds]]	+	[[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]][[Category:Dendrocygna]]

AlexC: Lesser Whistling Duck moved to Lesser Whistling-Duck

AlexC — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:07:15 GMT

Lesser Whistling Duck moved to Lesser Whistling-Duck

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Revision as of 11:07, 7 September 2008

AlanManson-37216 at 09:59, 15 February 2008

AlanManson-37216 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:59:16 GMT

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-	;Dendrocygna javanica	+	[[Category:Dendrocygna]]
		+	;[[:Category:Dendrocygna\|Dendrocygna]] javanica
	[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]		[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]
	==Identification==		==Identification==

Kits at 13:59, 10 October 2007

Kits — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:59:10 GMT

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		+	[[category:incomplete]]
	;Dendrocygna javanica		;Dendrocygna javanica
	[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]		[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]
	==Identification==		==Identification==

-	The Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica, also known as Indian Whistling Duck, is a small whistling duck which breeds in South Asia and southeast Asia. It may also be called the Lesser Whistling Teal (based on an older classification), or the Tree Duck.	+	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.
-	This species has a long grey bill, long head and longish legs. It has a 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.	+


	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
-	This is a largely resident species distributed unevenly from the (Pakistan lower river valleys eastwards across most of peninsular India, Nepal terai, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, south China, to Vietnam. It is largely resident, apart from local movements (often induced by drought or floods), but Chinese birds winter further south.	+	[[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], south [[China]], to [[Vietnam]].
-		+
-	Covering between 1 to 10 million km2, it is estimated to have a global population of between two and twenty million individuals.	+
	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
-	Still freshwater lakes, with plentiful vegetation, where this duck feeds on seeds and other vegetation. Occasionally seeks refuge in the ocean just outside the surf area.	+	Still freshwater lakes
		+
	==Behaviour==		==Behaviour==
-	May be seen often perching on trees near water bodies, giving rise to the alternate name Tree Duck.
-	This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, such as Carambolin Lake in India, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight.

-	The call is a wheezy, whistling "seasick, seasick", call, uttered in flight. Roosts can be quite noisy.
	It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.		It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.

TomTarrant-168: /* External Links */

TomTarrant-168 — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:16:36 GMT

External Links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	{{GSearch\|Dendrocygna+javanica}}		{{GSearch\|Dendrocygna+javanica}}
		+	*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=171&Bird_Image_ID=710&Bird_Family_ID=64 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
	[[Category:Birds]]		[[Category:Birds]]

Deliatodd-18346 at 23:30, 28 August 2007

Deliatodd-18346 — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:30:11 GMT

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	;Dendrocygna javanica		;Dendrocygna javanica
	[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]		[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
-	*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Dendrocygna+javanica+ View more images of Lesser Whistling Duck in the gallery]	+	{{GSearch\|Dendrocygna+javanica}}
	[[Category:Birds]]		[[Category:Birds]]

Kits at 16:02, 18 June 2007

Kits — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:02:10 GMT

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	;Dendrocygna javanica		;Dendrocygna javanica
-	[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]	+	[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg\|thumb\|550px\|right\|Photo by Chaiyan]]
		+	==Identification==
		+
		+	The Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica, also known as Indian Whistling Duck, is a small whistling duck which breeds in South Asia and southeast Asia. It may also be called the Lesser Whistling Teal (based on an older classification), or the Tree Duck.
		+	This species has a long grey bill, long head and longish legs. It has a 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.
		+
		+
		+	==Distribution==
		+	This is a largely resident species distributed unevenly from the (Pakistan lower river valleys eastwards across most of peninsular India, Nepal terai, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, south China, to Vietnam. It is largely resident, apart from local movements (often induced by drought or floods), but Chinese birds winter further south.
		+
		+	Covering between 1 to 10 million km2, it is estimated to have a global population of between two and twenty million individuals.
		+	==Taxonomy==
		+	==Habitat==
		+	Still freshwater lakes, with plentiful vegetation, where this duck feeds on seeds and other vegetation. Occasionally seeks refuge in the ocean just outside the surf area.
		+	==Behaviour==
		+	May be seen often perching on trees near water bodies, giving rise to the alternate name Tree Duck.
		+	This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, such as Carambolin Lake in India, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight.
		+
		+	The call is a wheezy, whistling "seasick, seasick", call, uttered in flight. Roosts can be quite noisy.
		+	It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.
		+
	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Dendrocygna+javanica+ View more images of Lesser Whistling Duck in the gallery]		*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Dendrocygna+javanica+ View more images of Lesser Whistling Duck in the gallery]
	[[Category:Birds]]		[[Category:Birds]]