Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
Common Name: Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
Scientific Name: Dendrocygna autumnalis[1]
Physical Description: The Black-Bellied Whistling Duck weighs just under two pounds and grows up to 21 inches[2]. They are characterized by a brown and black body with a vibrant pink bill and pink maps. They have a bright white stripe on their wing and a grey-brown head. Juveniles will have a more blue-grey bill rather than the pink bill[3].
Habitat: The Black-Bellied Whistling Duck inhabits inland wetlands (freshwater) throughout the Americas. A migratory bird, they will travel from region to region, moving through an array of different types and sizes of wetlands.
Range: Florida, Texas, Mexico, Central America, Northern South America
Diet: Plants, snails, insects
Life Span: 15 years[4]
Social Structure: The Black-Bellied Whistling Duck lives in flocks that can number in the hundreds53. With this however, they are monogamous and will breed for life starting in their first year.
Status: Least Concern
Other: Their unique call has been described as a high pitch series of whistles and chirps!
[1] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22679780/138940651
[2] https://www.thealexandriazoo.com/BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck.html
[3] https://ebird.org/species/bbwduc
[4] https://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/animal/black-bellied-whistling-duck/
Scientific Name: Dendrocygna autumnalis[1]
Physical Description: The Black-Bellied Whistling Duck weighs just under two pounds and grows up to 21 inches[2]. They are characterized by a brown and black body with a vibrant pink bill and pink maps. They have a bright white stripe on their wing and a grey-brown head. Juveniles will have a more blue-grey bill rather than the pink bill[3].
Habitat: The Black-Bellied Whistling Duck inhabits inland wetlands (freshwater) throughout the Americas. A migratory bird, they will travel from region to region, moving through an array of different types and sizes of wetlands.
Range: Florida, Texas, Mexico, Central America, Northern South America
Diet: Plants, snails, insects
Life Span: 15 years[4]
Social Structure: The Black-Bellied Whistling Duck lives in flocks that can number in the hundreds53. With this however, they are monogamous and will breed for life starting in their first year.
Status: Least Concern
Other: Their unique call has been described as a high pitch series of whistles and chirps!
[1] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22679780/138940651
[2] https://www.thealexandriazoo.com/BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck.html
[3] https://ebird.org/species/bbwduc
[4] https://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/animal/black-bellied-whistling-duck/
