DISTRIBUTION:

The Wandering Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is natural to Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands and northern Australia. Its distribution also includes the islands between these locations.

BEHAVIOR:

During the dry season, on northern Australia, this whistling-duck congregates in flocks that may count up to two thousand individuals. Occasionally other species of whistling-ducks join these flocks. As the rainy season starts, they scatter to nest.

REPRODUCTION:

The nest is done on the ground. The clutch is six to fifteen eggs. Incubation takes from 28 to 30 days.

DESCRIPTION:

The sexes are similar except that the males are slightly larger. The length of the adults is 40 to 45 cm (16 to 17 1/2 inches). The weight is about 750 grams (over 1 1/2 pounds).

OTHER NAMES:

The Wandering Whistling-Duck in Spanish is called “Yaguasa Errante”.