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West Indian Whistling-Duck |
| Dendrocygna arborea |
| Taxonomy |
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| West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea) |
The West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea) was registered by Linnaeus in 1758. |
The West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea) in the Animal Kingdom |
Classification |
Name |
Notes |
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion. |
Subkingdom |
Eumetazoa |
Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides. |
Branch |
Bilateria |
Body with two symmetrical opposing sides. |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Chordates |
Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
Vertebrates |
Superclass |
Gnathostomata |
Vertebrates with jaws. |
Class |
Aves |
Birds: Vertebrates with feathers. |
Superorder |
Neognathae |
Birds of Flight |
Order |
Anseriformes |
Waterfowl & Screamers |
Family |
Anatidae |
Waterfowl |
Subfamily |
Dendrocygninae |
Whistling-Ducks |
Tribe |
Dendrocygnini |
Whistling-Ducks |
Genus |
Dendrocygna |
Whistling-Ducks |
Species |
Dendrocygna arborea |
West Indian Whistling-Duck |
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The West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea) has no recognized subspecies. |
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| West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea) |
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