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	Dendrocygninae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dendrocygninae is a subfamily of the duck, goose and swan family of birds, Anatidae.
		These species are the whistling ducks and they have a worldwide distribution through the tropics and subtropics.
		The whistling ducks have long legs and necks, and are very gregarious, flying to and from night-time roosts in large flocks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whistling_duck (120 words)

	White-faced Whistling Duck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata, is a whistling duck which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.
		The habitat is still freshwater lakes or reservoirs, with plentiful vegetation, where this duck feeds on seeds and other plant food.
		The White-faced Whistling Duck is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White-faced_Whistling_Duck (261 words)

	HOAGBA: Whistling Ducks
		Whistling Ducks, which are sometimes referred to as Tree Ducks, are an interesting tribe of waterfowl.
		The various species of Whistling Ducks are monomorphic, a term used to describe birds when the males and females have identical plumage.
		In the wild, most Whistling Ducks are either cavity nesters or nest on the ground in reeds and tall grasses.
	www.gbwf.org /hoagba/whistling.html (861 words)

	Eyton's Tree Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
		The Eyton's Tree Duck or Plumed Whistling Duck is found in the tropical grasslands of Northern and Eastern Australia and Tasmania, near rivers, swamps or lagoons.
		Breeding usually takes place when the ducks are in their second year of life, or sometimes even in the first year.
		This species of duck often communicates with a loud whistling call, which is also another reason it's called a "whistling" duck.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Eytons_Tree_Duck.asp (474 words)

	Ducks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The red-billed whistling ducks are found in Trinidad and Tobago, South America, and Southern U.S.A. Common name: "Wi Chi Chi" or "Oui Ki Ki".
		The fulvous whistling ducks are found in Trinidad and Tobago, South America, Southern U.S.A., and Africa.
		The domesticated Muscovy Duck, also known as the "Common Duck" is not a true species of duck, but the result of inbreeding of the pure Wild Muscovy duck.
	users.carib-link.net /~wildfowl/ducks.htm (847 words)

	Fulvous whistling ducks
		Male and female fulvous whistling ducks look alike, the head, chest and belly are tawny-brown and the wings and back are darker brown.
		Separate populations of fulvous whistling ducks occur in Asia, Africa, Madagascar, South America, and North America.
		Below are some pictures of fulvous whistling duck nests in flooded rice fields in the Everglades Agricultural Area of Florida.
	myfwc.com /duck/Fulvous_whistling_ducks/fulvous_whistling_ducks.htm (600 words)

	Harteman Wildfowl - White-faced whistling duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		White-faced whistling ducks can be kept very well in groups and there is a strong mating bond between both birds.
		Whistling ducks have short wings and in flight the long legs are visible sticking out from under the tail.
		The White-faced Whistling duck eats aquatic insects, molluscs, crustaceans and plant matter such as seeds and rice.
	www.harteman.nl /omnibus/anseriformes/ducks/whitefaced-whistling.html (277 words)

	Whistling duck
		Whistling-ducks are named for their shrill, high-pitched whistling calls, which resemble the notes of certain songbirds.
		Javan Whistling Ducks (also called Lesser Whistling Ducks) are different from other ducks in that they have longer legs, a square-shaped head and an erect goose-like posture when alert.
		Status: Javan whistling ducks are endangered in Singapore.
	www.colszoo.org /animalareas/islands/wistduck.html (419 words)

	The Fulvous Whistling Duck
		Although the fulvous whistling ducks of North America breed only in Texas, California, Louisiana, and Florida, they are occasionally seen throughout Alabama and have been seen as far north as British Columbia and Nova Scotia.
		Prior to the cool temperatures of winter, the fulvous whistling duck migrates to the east coast of Mexico.
		The fulvous whistling duck inhabits shallow freshwater marshes, lakes, and flooded agricultural fields.
	www.dcnr.state.al.us /hunting/articles/whistlingduck.cfm (550 words)

	Birds of Ambergris Caye-The Whistling Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It was obviously a duck, with a duck's typical broad bill with rounded tip, webbed feet and approximate size and shape.
		Even though this duck is described as highly gregarious, I saw only one during the week I spent in the area.
		As I walked back to the lodge wondering what kind of duck this must be, as if to give me a clue it had taken flight from its perch and flew past my retreat making a high pitched nasal whistling noise.
	ambergriscaye.com /birds/duck.html (495 words)

	East Indian wandering whistling duck
		The upperparts are dark brown with chestnut edgings on the feathers and the wings are dark brown with chestnut lesser coverts.
		Lifestyle: Wandering whistling ducks feed entirely in water, either diving up to depths of 10 feet, dabbling in shallow water; or taking seeds and flower heads direct from aquatic plants.
		Growing up: Breeding occurs between December and May. The nest, which is a scrape in the ground, is usually not far from the water and sheltered by long grass, but often found in areas with little nest cover.
	www.bristolzoo.org.uk /learning/animals/birds/whistling-duck (296 words)

	Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Discover The Outdoors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Black-bellied whistling ducks inhabit wetlands, marshes, swamps and coastal lagoons.
		Scouting is essential to determine the duck’s active and inactive periods and give the hunter the advantage of being in the right spot for success.
		Ducks typically fly in the morning and evening, so these are good times to decoy and pass shoot.
	www.dto.com /hunting/species/generalprofile.jsp?speciesid=27 (487 words)

	Wild Texas: Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
		The whistling duck is also found in Mexico, Central and South America and occasionally in Arizona, California and Louisiana, as well.
		Known for its high-pitched whistling call, the whistling duck's long legs and neck are reminiscent of a goose.
		Once called the fl-bellied tree duck for its habit of nesting in tree cavities, the whistling duck also nests on the ground in marshy areas.
	wildtexas.com /wildguides/whistlingduck.php (231 words)

	Audubon WatchList - West Indian Whistling-Duck
		Interpretations of this whistled call have given rise to a number of local names for the species including "Chiriria", a Spanish name used in Puerto Rico.
		All species of whistling-duck are large, long-legged and long-necked ducks that frequently are seen standing erect unlike most other duck species.
		West Indian Whistling-Duck is the largest of the whistling-ducks with a dark brown upper body and breast and a light belly with dark spots on flanks.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=220 (716 words)

	"Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck"
		It is the only North American duck with an entirely red spatulate bill.
		This species was formerly known as the "Black-bellied Tree Duck".
		Voice: It is a noisy bird, especially when flying...uttering a loud, whistling "pa-chew" or "wa-chew-we-we-whew".
	www.zonianlady.com /b-b_w_duck/b-b_w_d.html (324 words)

	Fulvous Whistling-Duck-BIOLOGICAL AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATE SPECIES RESIDING IN ...
		In Wharton county, young ducks contained 0.6 to 2.2 μg/g Hg in whole body and whole body composite samples; dieldrin ranged from 1.0-4.0 μg/g, endrin from 0.1-0.2 μg/g, and DDT and metabolites from 0.1-0.2 μg/g.
		In 1969, ducks from the zoo in San Antonio, Chambers county, Texas, were penned on fields seeded with rice treated with aldrin and Ceresan near Anahuac refuge (N=10) and on fields planted with untreated seeds in Anahuac refuge (N=10).
		In 1969 ducks from the zoo in San Antonio, Chambers county, TX were penned on fields seeded with rice treated with aldrin and Ceresan near Anahuac refuge (N=10) and on fields planted with untreated seeds in Anahuac refuge (N=10) (Flicklinger and King, 1972).
	www.pwrc.usgs.gov /bioeco/fwduck.htm (1368 words)

	All About Birds
		The Fulvous Whistling-Duck is a frequent nest parasite, laying eggs in other Fulvous Whistling-Duck nests, as well as the nests of other duck species.
		These other duck species often lay their eggs in Fulvous Whistling-Duck nests as well.
		Unlike many other ducks which have elaborate courtship displays, whistling-ducks appear to have none.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Fulvous_Whistling-Duck_dtl.html (330 words)

	Fulvous Whistling Duck
		Description: Fulvous Whistling Ducks are 18 to 21 inches long.
		General Information: Fulvous Whistling Ducks are also an interesting species of duck.
		Interesting Facts: Fulvous Whistling Ducks are in the same family as our Black-bellied Whistling Ducks.
	www.abilenetx.com /Zoo/FulvousWhistlingDuck.htm (191 words)

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		In adults, the center of crown, including the forehead, is dusky grey-brown, with the rest of head, including supercilium, and neck and breast pale dull greyish-buff, becoming almost whitish on throat and darkening on neck sides and upper hindneck.
		The species is best dstinguished from the Fulvous Whistling Duck (D. bicolor) by its chestnut, not white, uppertail coverts, a dark grey-brown crown center and upper hindneck, diffusing into pale grey-brown lower hindneck and sides of neck, with a duller and greyer body coloration, and the lack of whitish, finely streaked, collar.
		The Wandering Whistling Duck (D. arcuata) has more extensive dark crown which reaches down to eye, with a dark scaling on breast, clear pale flank stripes and whitish uppertail coverts.
	www.angelfire.com /ms/moniotte/gallery10.html (729 words)

	NatureWorks -Fulvous Whistling Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The fulvous whistling-duck was once called the fulvous tree duck.
		It may also be built at the edge of a pond or swamp, in a clump of bulrushes, or in a clump of cattails or other vegetation.
		The fulvous whistling-duck's name comes from the hoarse whistling sound it makes and from its coloring.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/fulvouswhistlingduck.htm (253 words)

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		This is the first known observation of breeding activity of Fulvous Whistling- Ducks in the wild in Hawai'i.
		Jim Krakowski sighted a pair of whistling-ducks on the Waialua River, at Paradise Pacifica near Kapa'a, and a single duck on an impoundment of the Hanalei NWR in the summer of 1984.
		The subsequent decline and temporary closure of the aquafarm/shrimpfarm in the late 1990's is thought to have played a significant part in the decline and ultimate extinction of the Ducks in the State, although it seems unlikely that this was the only factor which affected the species demise.
	www.birdinghawaii.co.uk /XFulvousDuck2.htm (1597 words)

	WWT Threatened Species Department
		The West Indian Whistling Duck, known variously as the West Indian, Cuban, or Black-billed Whistling or Tree Duck, is a globally threatened member of the Dendrocygnini tribe.
		This tribe is comprised of eight species within the Anserinae subfamily, which are intermediate in morphology between ducks and geese.
		In 2000, WWT conducted a survey of West Indian Whistling Duck on St. Kitts - Nevis.
	www.wwt.org.uk /threatsp/pastwwt/westindian.htm (136 words)

	West Indian Whistling-Duck
		West Indian Whistling Duck is one of the rarest birds in the Bahamas and an internationally endangered species.
		We put the adult West Indian Whistling Duck and the three ducklings into a box and headed back for the marsh from where we were told they had come from.
		We went north from where the ducks had crossed the road, hoping they would not be easily refound and recaptured, and released them into the marsh.
	www.fosbirds.org /gallery/Bahama4.html (786 words)

	Blue-bellied whistling duck
		Only species of whistling tree duck with a bright pink bill which grades to gray at the nail and to yellow behind the nostrils.
		These ducks prefer to nest in tree cavities but will nest on the ground in a shallow basket that is constructed of woven grasses.
		Black-bellied whistling ducks are highly gregarious and often occur in flocks of up to several thousand individuals.
	www.jaxzoo.org /things/Black-belliedwhistlingduck.asp (358 words)

	White Faced Whistling Duck
		Description: The face of the White-faced Whistling Duck is white (for which it gets its name).
		The whistling calls they make to one another is quite unlike any other species.
		They must have protection from the cold, as their huge feet are very susceptible to freezing.
	www.abilenetx.com /Zoo/WhiteFacedWhistlingDuck.htm (189 words)

	White-faced Whistling Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		They are often found in association with the fulvous whistling duck.
		Although it has the long neck and long legs of other tree ducks, it does not spend much time perched in trees but prefers sand banks.
		Johnsgard, Paul A. Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London.
	www.oaklandzoo.org /atoz/azwhite_faced_duck.html (281 words)

	Mokka mit Schlag » #346: Fulvous Whistling-duck
		I continued walking along the West Pond trail, and at Bench 8 as I was scanning a large mixed flock along the shoreline, I spotted one obvious standout: a very buffy colored duck unlike anything else out there.
		They’d seen the three ducks fly over earlier around 8:00 A.M.; but I think this as the first siting on land this morning.
		13 late Ruddy Ducks are still hanging out on the East Pond, probably waiting for a better wind to head north with.
	www.elharo.com /blog/birding/2006/06/04/346-fulvous-whistling-duck (1264 words)

	Identification guide - Fulvous and Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
		In the U.S., the Black-bellied Whistling Duck is found only in south Texas and Louisiana.
		The Fulvous Whistling Duck also occurs there and in Florida with occasional stragglers further north along both coasts and the Mississippi Valley.
		The Fulvous Whistling Duck is the more common of the two species in the United States.
	www.qc.ec.gc.ca /faune/guide/html/dendrocygne_e.html (79 words)

	White-faced whistling duck
		As their name suggests, these ducks vocalize with a whistle, unlike most ducks.
		They are, in fact, not true ducks and are classified with geese due to their long necks and legs.
		White-faced whistling ducks are abundant in Africa and South America and are not endangered like other duck species.
	www.jaxzoo.org /things/White-facedwhistlingduck.asp (289 words)

	Black-bellied Whistling Ducks in Berks County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		4 adult fl-bellied whistling ducks were on a small farm pond late this
		Duck on the farm pond on Kauffman Road near Pleasantville or at Gotwals Pond
		10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. we observed the duck or a duck.
	little.birdie.home.att.net /PENN_BLACK_BELLIED_WHISTLING_DUCKS.HTM (2394 words)

	The Whistling Duck - Beach Front Rental - Long Island, Bahamas
		Whistling Duck, our romantic one bedroom cottage has a full kitchen, living room and bath with shower.
		If being lulled to sleep with the sounds of the ocean and awaken by the singing of the island birds sounds wonderful to you, this is the place to be!
		Whistling Duck Cottage is located in a neighborhood of other beautiful homes on Long Island, Bahamas.
	www.whistlingduck.com /cottageinfo.html (511 words)

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