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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | *Tall bird with a long neck | |
− | The sexes are alike. | + | *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 | ||
+ | *Bill is pink and grey; the feet and legs are pink. | ||
+ | *The sexes are alike. | ||
+ | *Paler then Wandering Whistling-Duck | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a monotypic species.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | This is a monotypic species.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Margins of swamps, marshes, mangroves, grassland, scrub | Margins of swamps, marshes, mangroves, grassland, scrub | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | This bird feeds at night on grasses and seeds. | + | This bird feeds at night on grasses and seeds. Large Roosting Camps are formed during the day. 10-12 white eggs are laid. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} |
Revision as of 00:05, 13 December 2009
- Dendrocygna eytoni
Identification
- Tall bird with a long neck
- 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
- Bill is pink and grey; the feet and legs are pink.
- The sexes are alike.
- Paler then Wandering Whistling-Duck
Distribution
New Guinea and Australia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Habitat
Margins of swamps, marshes, mangroves, grassland, scrub
Behaviour
This bird feeds at night on grasses and seeds. Large Roosting Camps are formed during the day. 10-12 white eggs are laid.
References
- 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.