LEAST CONCERN
WHITE-FACED WHISTLING DUCK
DENDROCYGNA VIDUATA
White-Faced Whistling Ducks are social birds which can be seen in groups, gliding over water and foraging for food in wetlands across the southern hemishpere.
White-Faced Whistling Ducks dont quack - they whistle!
HABITAT
White-faced whistling ducks are found in tropical and subtropical region of sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and South America.
They favor shallow wetlands, including freshwater marshes, rivers, lagoons, and reservoirs.
DIET
White-faced whistling ducks are primarily herbivorous, feeding on aquatic plants, seeds, grasses, and rice. They will occasionally eat small aquatic invertebrates.
BEHAVIOUR
White-faced whistling ducks are highly social, nocturnal foragers known for their distinctive three-note whistling call rather than quacking.
They are "tree ducks" that often perch in trees, are highly gregarious in large flocks, and form long-term pair bonds.
THREATS
White-faced whistling ducks are Least Concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
Although classified as Least Concern, they are threatened by habitat destruction (wetland drainage, pollution), hunting for food and traditional medicine