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White-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata SuirirĪ Cariblanco
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Adult - Photo: G. Beaton
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A white face and chestnut colored breast distinguish this duck species. Immature birds have a gray face and neck, with a duller chestnut breast. Length: 38-48 cm.; weight: 502-820 g. Nests in tropical South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Uruguay, also in Africa. Accidental on Hispaniola but may occur in Puerto Rico in the future. TAXONOMY: ANSERIFORMES; ANATIDAE; Dendrocygninae. |
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Immatures - Photo: G. Beaton
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References del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1992. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 1. Ostrich to ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Madge, S. and H. Burn. 1988. Wildfowl: an identification guide to the ducks, geese, and swans of the world. C. Helm, London. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. White-faced Whistling-Duck, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order |
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