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Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal

Photo © by Chaiyan
central Thailand, July 2003

Dendrocygna javanica

Identification

Monomorphic M & F in breeding season
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

Photo © by Dhilip De Alwis
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

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

List of references

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

Search for photos of Lesser Whistling Duck in the gallery

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-;Dendrocygna javanica
+'''Alternative name: Lesser Whistling Teal'''
-[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Chaiyan]]
+[[Image:Lesser_Whistling_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Chaiyan|Chaiyan}}<br />central [[Thailand]], July 2003]]
+;[[:Category:Dendrocygna|Dendrocygna]] javanica
 ==Identification==
+[[Image:lesser_whistling_duck_pair.JPG|thumb|350px|right|[[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monomorphic]] M & F in breeding season<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], July-2016]]
+–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
-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.
+Juvenile duller
-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.
+[[Asia]]: found in [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Nepal]]<br />
+'''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]]<br />
-Covering between 1 to 10 million km2, it is estimated to have a global population of between two and twenty million individuals.
+'''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==
-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.
+Shallow water, such as ponds, flooded fields and ox-bow lakes.
 ==Behaviour==
-May be seen often perching on trees near water bodies, giving rise to the alternate name Tree Duck.
+[[Image:WEB 6232SE192014.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Dhilip+De+Alwis|Dhilip De Alwis}}<br />[[Sri Lanka]], September 2014]]
-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.
+====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 }}
-The call is a wheezy, whistling "seasick, seasick", call, uttered in flight. Roosts can be quite noisy.
+Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
-It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.
+[[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==
+{{GSearch|"Dendrocygna javanica" {{!}} "Lesser Whistling Duck" {{!}} "Lesser Whistling Teal"}}
+{{GS-checked}}
+<br />
+<br />
-==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Dendrocygna+javanica}}
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendrocygna]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]
-[[Category:Birds]]