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Black-bellied Whistling-duck


Black-bellied Whistling-duck
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Copyright: Luis Vargas (Chiza) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 34 W: 0 N: 197] (964)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-10
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-21 18:39
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Black-bellied Whistling Duck
From Wikipedia
Dendrocygna autumnalis

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

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Subclass: Neornithes

Infraclass: Neognathae

Superorder: Galloanserae

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Subfamily: Dendrocygninae

Genus: Dendrocygna

Species: D. autumnalis


Binomial name
Dendrocygna autumnalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Global range in pink
Subspecies
D. a. autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
D. a. discolor P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1873

The Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), formerly also called Black-bellied Tree Duck, is a whistling-duck that breeds from the southernmost United States and tropical Central to south-central South America. In the USA, it can be found year-round in parts of southeast Texas, and seasonally in southeast Arizona, and Louisiana's Gulf Coast. It is a rare breeder in such disparate locations as Florida, Arkansas, Georgia and South Carolina.

It is widely known as "pijije" (also "pixixi" or "pichichi"), "chiriría" or "sirirí" in Latin America, though this can also refer to other whistling-ducks and a qualifyer such as "ala blanca" or "aliblanco" ("white-winged") is usually added to signify this species. In Mexico, it is also called pato maízal ("cornfield duck") due to its habit of visiting such fields after harvest. And since it is one of only two whistling-duck species native to North America, it is occasionally just known as "the whistling duck" in the southern USA.

The Black-bellied Whistling-duck is an unusual species among North American waterfowl. With its long legs, peculiar appearance and odd habits, it was described by one early American ornithologist[citation needed] as "most un-duck-like". Its numbers are increasing in North America.
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Hola Luís,
Una buenísima captura de éste Dendrocygna autumnalis, el pose muy natural en éste grupo de animales, buena composición y excelente luz.
Gracias por enseñarlo. Saludos cordiales.

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