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31 Cool Bird Facts #25 – Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks [Dendrocygna autumnalis] are one of the oddest North American ducks. These “tree ducks” do nest in trees and will use nest boxes much like the more common Wood Ducks. However, these ducks share similarities with geese and swans with “their lack of sexual dimorphism, relatively long-term pair bonds, and lack of complex pair-forming behavior.” – Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds.

Regardless, they are handsome birds and a treat if you visit southern Texas.

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Rick Wright says:

Great photo! Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks are also common in the warmer seasons in southeast Arizona, and are on the move across the continent, breeding now in Georgia and showing up regularly farther north on the east coast and in the midwest. Watch for them in your neighborhood soon!

Posted on: October 25, 2008 @ 2:36 pm
Lana says:

What a lovely duck!

Posted on: October 25, 2008 @ 3:38 pm
Bill says:

My Wife and myself travel all across the US and have seen many birds, and just knowing robins and buzzards, we are at a loss to what we are seeing, I was just passing through this site and saw the duck, amazing, I hope to see one on our way through Texas. Question, being that I am not too computer literate, and bird illiterate, what site would be the best to help learn about birds and ask questions, thank you

Posted on: October 30, 2008 @ 2:04 pm