West Indian Whistling-Duck
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West Indian Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna arborea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ciénaga de Zapata
48 Verified records at Ciénaga de Zapata
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The West Indian whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea) is a whistling duck that breeds in the Caribbean. Alternative names are black-billed whistling duck and Cuban whistling duck. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a West Indian Whistling-Duck sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
LC

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna bicolor

Insufficient data
Blue-winged Teal
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Scaup
LC

Lesser Scaup

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya affinis

5–10% · With luck
American Wigeon

American Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca americana

<5% · Rare
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

<5% · Rare
Red-breasted Merganser
LC

Red-breasted Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus serrator

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
White-cheeked Pintail
LC Endemic

White-cheeked Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas bahamensis

<5% · Rare
Wood Duck
LC

Wood Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aix sponsa

<5% · Rare
Ring-necked Duck
LC

Ring-necked Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya collaris

Insufficient data
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
10–20%
2 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
3 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a West Indian Whistling-Duck in Ciénaga de Zapata?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a West Indian Whistling-Duck sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see West Indian Whistling-Duck in Ciénaga de Zapata?

May has the highest sighting rate for West Indian Whistling-Duck in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.

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