Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: West Indian Whistling-Duck
West Indian Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arborea
Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): West Indian Whistling Duck, West Indian Whistling-duck, Black-billed Whistling-duck, Cuban Whistling-duck, West Indian Tree-duck
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
West Indies;
Bahamas (Great Inagua), the Cayman Is. (Grand Cayman and Little Cayman Is.), the Greater Antilles (Cuba including the Ile of Pines, Jamaica, Hispaniola including I.-a-Vache, Puerto Rico) and the n. Lesser Antilles (the Virgin Is., Barbuda, Antigua, Dominica (?) and Martinique).
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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