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Lesser Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna javanica

Photo by Kranti Dhiman
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Field Notes

Description:

The Chestnut brown duck found in lakes and ponds . Sexes are almost alike. It has brown long neck with long and broad wings , that remain straight during flight.

Habitat:

Found in ponds and lakes of Indian subcontinent and South East Asia. Here we find them in flocks during winter season.

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PublishedSeptember 14, 2015

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