Plumed Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna eytoni
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Type | Bird |
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Other Common Names | Grass Whistling Duck, Red-legged Whistler, Red-legged Tree-duck |
Biology | Breeding season: variable, usually during the tropical wet season. Clutch size is 8-14. During the day, they congregate in large numbers with other waterfowl, on the margins of lagoons, swamps and mangrove creeks, for preening and sleeping. At night they fly out, often quite long distances, to feed on grasslands. In the breeding season, they leave the water and nest on the grassy plains. |
Distinctive Markings | Prominent long lanceolate off-white plumes edged in black along the flanks. |