Spotted Whistling Duck
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| Spotted Whistling Duck | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrocygninae |
| Genus: | Dendrocygna |
| Species: | D. guttata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866 |
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The Spotted Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna guttata is a member of the duck family Anatidae.
Its range is the Philippines south through central Indonesia to New Guinea. It has recently colonised Australia, with a small population now resident at Weipa on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Dendrocygna guttata. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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