Whistling duck — Whistling ducks Black bellied Whistling Duck, Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
whistling duck — any of several long legged, chiefly tropical ducks of the genus Dendrocygna, most of which have whistling cries. [1690 1700] * * * ▪ bird also called Tree Duck (Dendrocygna), any of eight species of long legged and long necked ducks that… … Universalium
whistling duck — /ˈwɪslɪŋ dʌk/ (say wisling duk) noun any of various ducks of the subfamily Dendrocygninae, which make a whistling sound rather than quacking, as the two Australian birds, the wandering whistling duck, Dendrocygna arcuata, and the endemic, plumed… …
Black-bellied Whistling Duck — Northern subspecies (D. a. autumnalis, note brown breast). The white wing patch, a tell tale feature of this species, is conspicuous in flight. Conservation status … Wikipedia
West Indian Whistling Duck — Conservation status Vulnerable … Wikipedia
Plumed Whistling Duck — At Australia Zoo Conservation status … Wikipedia
Wandering Whistling Duck — Conservation status … Wikipedia
anseriform — ▪ bird order Introduction any of the 150 species comprising the bird order Anseriformes, which comprises the ducks (duck), geese (goose), and swans (swan) (family Anatidae) and the screamers (the three species of family Anhimidae). Anatidae… … Universalium
Anatidae — Taxobox name = Ducks, geese and swans image width = 260px image caption = Black bellied Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna autumnalis ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo =… … Wikipedia
Dendrocygninae — Taxobox name = Dendrocygninae image width = 250px image caption = Black Bellied Whistling Duck, Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Anseriformes familia = Anatidae subfamilia =… … Wikipedia