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| − | {{ | + | '''Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal''' |
| − | ;Dendrocygna javanica | + | [[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Chaiyan|Chaiyan}}<br />central [[Thailand]], July 2003]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | ;[[:Category:Dendrocygna|Dendrocygna]] javanica |
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| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:lesser_whistling_duck_pair.JPG|thumb|350px|right|[[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monomorphic]] M & F in breeding season<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], July-2016]] | ||
| + | 38–42 cm | ||
| + | *Buff head, neck and underparts | ||
| + | *Darker crown | ||
| + | *Darkish grey back and wings | ||
| + | *Chestnut chestnut uppertail-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | *Yellow eyering | ||
| + | *Long grey bill | ||
| + | *Long head | ||
| + | *Longish legs | ||
| + | |||
| + | Juvenile duller | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Nepal]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]] and [[Bali]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Shallow water, such as ponds, flooded fields and ox-bow lakes. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:WEB 6232SE192014.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Dhilip+De+Alwis|Dhilip De Alwis}}<br />[[Sri Lanka]], September 2014]] | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They nest in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground. The clutch consists of 6-12 eggs. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Vegetarian. Their diet consists of grass, water weed shoots, seeds and rice. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | {{ Audio|lesser_whistling_duck_sound.mp3 }} | ||
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| + | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
| + | [[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July-2016<br /> | ||
| + | Sound made by a group. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2015) | ||
| + | #Trek Nature | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|"Dendrocygna javanica" {{!}} "Lesser Whistling Duck" {{!}} "Lesser Whistling Teal"}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}} |
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendrocygna]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:02, 1 January 2023
Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal
- Dendrocygna javanica
Identification
Monomorphic M & F in breeding season
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, July-2016
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, July-2016
38–42 cm
- Buff head, neck and underparts
- Darker crown
- Darkish grey back and wings
- Chestnut chestnut uppertail-coverts
- Yellow eyering
- Long grey bill
- Long head
- Longish legs
Juvenile duller
Distribution
Asia: found in Mongolia, China, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Andaman, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas and Bali
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Shallow water, such as ponds, flooded fields and ox-bow lakes.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground. The clutch consists of 6-12 eggs.
Diet
Vegetarian. Their diet consists of grass, water weed shoots, seeds and rice.
Vocalisation
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, July-2016
Sound made by a group.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2015)
- Trek Nature
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lesser Whistling Duck. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Whistling_Duck
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
