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Dendrocygna eytoni

Photo by Tom Tarrant.
Photo taken: Gatton, southeast Queensland, Australia.

[edit] Identification

It is a tall bird with a long neck. Its face and foreneck are light, the hind neck and crown are pale brown, the upper back is brown. The breast is chestnut and has black bars. Its bill is pink and grey; the feet and legs are pink. The sexes are alike.

[edit] Distribution

New Guinea and Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Margins of swamps, marshes, mangroves, grassland, scrub

[edit] Behaviour

This bird feeds at night on grasses and seeds. Flocks are formed during the day. 10-12 white eggs are laid.

[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 the ABID