Species profile
Wandering Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata
Quick answer
Status Occasional visitor? 26 August 2019: 12 at the tsunami swamp (P. Chaon, eBird checklist S 59271786) and three there next day (P. Chaon, eBird checklist S 59302575). 26 September 2019: six in the same place, assumed to be this species but not seen well (P. Lansley, eBird checklist S 88251028).
- Scientific name
- Dendrocygna arcuata
- Family
- Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Genus
- Dendrocygna
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Wandering Whistling-Duck in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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