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Black Bellied Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Photo by annorion
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Field Notes

Description:

Tall duck with Orange bill and legs. Tan head with brown crown and brown body. White in middle of wings with black tips and belly.

Habitat:

Marsh. Wetlands. Ponds. South Louisiana. (Not sure if year round but have seen during breeding months in South Louisiana almost always with chicks.)

Notes:

Spotted 3 adults and 10 chicks.

Reference Links:

Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of …

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Comments (1)
alicelongmartin
I don't know that I have seen that many ducklings in any other picture!

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