Lesser Whistling-duck

Dendrocygna javanica

Description

Dendrocygna javanica has a mostly reddish-brown body color. Dark crown, yellow head and neck. The back is brown and the lower body is reddish brown. The difference with Dendrocygna arcuata is a smaller body size and there is no black and white coloration on the fur on the edge. The iris is brown, the beak is black, and the legs are dark gray.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

550-600 g

LENGTH

41 cm

Om

Omnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Anseriformes

FAMILY

:

Anatidae

GENUS

:

Dendrocygna

SPECIES

:

Dendrocygna javanica

Distribution

Dendrocygna javanica can be found in forests, grasslands, freshwater wetlands, lakes, swamps, mangrove forests, rice fields, rivers, coastal seas.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Israel, Japan, Maldives, Oman, Taiwan.

Habits and Lifestyle

Dendrocygna javanica is very active at night and rests during the day. It flies slowly but with a rapid flap of its wings and produces a very prominent noise or whistling sound. Live in pairs or in flocks.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Dendrocygna javanica feeds on aquatic plants, seeds, small fish, frogs, invertebrates such as mollusks and worms.

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

The mating season takes place in February, March, September, November. Nests in the form of piles of grass are usually placed in rivers or tree holes. The eggs in the nest are 7-12 creamy white eggs with an incubation period of 22-24 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : 22-24 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 7-12 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is declining but not close to the threshold of vulnerability, so it is categorized as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Redlist.

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Reference

  1. Belibis Polos dalam Artikel Wikipedia
  2. Lesser whistling-duck on the Wikipedia Article
  3. Lesser whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica on the IUCN Redlist