DISTRIBUTION:

The Spotted Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna guttata) is natural to the islands southeast of Asia. Its distribution is from southern the Philippines to Indonesia, also the archipelago of Bismarck and New Guinea.

HABITAT:

It is seen in lakes with emerging aquatic vegetation, such as grass.

BEHAVIOR:

This bird is gregarious. In nature it is common to see it in flocks counting in the hundreds. It associates with the Wandering Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata).

REPRODUCTION:

Nesting is done in holes in trees. A clutch with eleven eggs is registered. Incubation takes 31 days. It is possible that both parents incubate.

FOOD:

Feeds on seeds of aquatic vegetation.

DESCRIPTION:

This is one of the larger whistling-ducks. The adults of this species reach a length from 43 to 50 cm. The average weight is about 800 grams.

OTHER NAMES:

The Spotted Whistling-Duck in Spanish is called “Yaguasa Moteada”.