Ducks, Geese, Swans

Plumed Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna eytoni

The Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) is a 790 g grassland bird. Some populations migrate.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

790 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand.

Where to see it: Pacific Adventist University (Papua New Guinea); Mission Pool (Norfolk Island); Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary (Australia); Norfolk Island · main island (Norfolk Island); Sandy Camp Road Wetlands (Australia).

Photo: (c) Megan Massa, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist