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Anseriformes / Anatidae / Dendrocygna

Wandering Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (wawduc1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Dendrocygna

Subspecies (3)

Dendrocygna arcuata arcuata

Philippines to Indonesia
Dendrocygna arcuata australis

southern New Guinea; northern and eastern Australia (Kimberley region of Western Australia to northeastern New South Wales)
Dendrocygna arcuata pygmaea

New Britain

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (wawduc1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.