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Plumed Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni(Eyton, 1838)
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- Order
- ANSERIFORMES
- Family
- Anatidae
- Genus
- Dendrocygna
At a glance
The Plumed Whistling Duck is a large bird, about 40–60 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 40–60 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Plumed Whistling Duck look like?
The Plumed Whistling Duck is a large bird, about 40–60 cm long and weighing 580–1400 g.
The plumed whistling duck, also called the grass whistling duck, is a species of bird in the whistling duck subfamily of the family Anatidae. It is resident and breeds in Australia, in a broad arc covering the northern half and most of the eastern third of the continent. There are also non-breeding and seasonally uncertain populations in New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is a predominantly brown-coloured duck with a long neck and characteristic plumes arising from its flanks. The sexes are similar in appearance.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Plumed Whistling Duck?
The Plumed Whistling Duck is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Plumed Whistling Duck eat?
The Plumed Whistling Duck feeds on seeds, foliage/herbs and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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