Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
GenusDendrocygna (Whistling-Ducks)
SpeciesDendrocygna bicolor (Fulvous Whistling-Duck)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

2 Verified records at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It has plumage that is mainly reddish brown, long legs and a long grey bill, and shows a distinctive white band across its black tail in flight. Like other members of its ancient lineage, it has a whistling call which is given in flight or on the ground. Its preferred habitat consists of wetlands with plentiful vegetation, including shallow lakes and paddy fields. The nest, built from plant material and unlined, is placed among dense vegetation or in a tree hole. The typical clutch is around ten whitish eggs. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Spatula discors

Cairina moschata

Anas acuta

Aythya affinis

Anas crecca

Spatula clypeata

Mareca americana

Spatula cyanoptera

Aythya collaris

Aythya americana

Anser caerulescens

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Fulvous Whistling-Duck at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
2	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
3	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
4	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	5–10%
5	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
6	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
7	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
8	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5–10%
9	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
11	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
14	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
18	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
19	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
21	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
22	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
23	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
24	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
25	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
26	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
27	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
28	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
29	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
30	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
31	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
32	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
33	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
34	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
35	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
36	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
37	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
39	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
41	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
42	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
43	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
44	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
45	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
46	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
48	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
49	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
50	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
51	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
52	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
53	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
54	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data
55	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
56	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
57	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

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Blue-winged Teal

Muscovy Duck

Northern Pintail

Lesser Scaup

Common Teal

Northern Shoveler

American Wigeon

Cinnamon Teal

Ring-necked Duck

Redhead

Snow Goose

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found