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Duck - Lesser Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna javanica
26.647, 77.8954
Field Notes
Description:
Smallish overall pale buff duck; maroon-chestnut upper parts; dark grey-brown crown with golden-orange feathers margins; upper-tail-coverts chestnut in colour; scaly pattern on back; large head, thin long neck; long legs
Sexes alike
Photo taken at Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary, Dholpur, Rajasthan - India
Habitat:
Fresh water rivers and lakes with plentiful vegetation.
Notes:
Nests in tree-holes, abandoned bird nests. Seen perching on tree branches near water-bodies.
Information taken from, Birds of India - by Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 7, 2019
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