Long-legged and long-necked, the Fulvous Whistling-Duck is a deep caramel-brown and black species living in warm freshwater marshes throughout the Americas, Africa, and Asia. They are seldom observed far from rice fields in the United States, which offer food and ideal water depths for these gangly birds to graze in. They used to be called "tree ducks" because they frequently roost on trees.
Fulvous Whistling-duck Specifications
Fulvous Whistling-duck ID
The Fulvous Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) lives in South America, Africa, Asia, and the southern United States all the way up to Costa Rica. It prefers open freshwater bodies, flooded pastures, and pond edges as natural habitats. It is 51 cm (20 inches) tall and weighs 750 g.
They have a wide chestnut-rufous scale pattern and are mainly homogeneous cinnamon-buff with black mantle wings and bluish-gray legs. This bird typically inhabits flocks or groups and consumes seeds.
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