Wandering Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata(Horsfield, T, 1824)
English (US) Wandering Whistling Duck
The Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
- Scientific name
- Dendrocygna arcuata
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wandering Whistling Duck
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrocygna arcuata arcuata
- Dendrocygna arcuata pygmaea
- Dendrocygna arcuata australis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas arcuata
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1824)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Zoological researches in Java, and the neighbouring islands no.8 pl.64
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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