Lesser Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna javanica(Horsfield, T, 1821)
English (US) Lesser Whistling Duck
The Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) 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.
Range: Indian subcontinent to southeastern Asia and Greater SundasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Dendrocygna javanica
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Whistling Duck
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas Javanica
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1821)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.199
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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