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Common Name

Lesser Whistling Duck

Alternate Names

Indian Whistling Duck, Lesser Whistling Teal

Common Type

Duck

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Dendrocygna

Species

javanica

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Brunei, Jurong, Myanmar, Singapore

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Non Migratory but make local movements in response to weather and water availability.

Preferred Habitat

Lowland freshwater wetlands with good vegetation.

Distribution and Range

India Subcontinent through Southeast Asia.

Food

Dabble and dive while primarily feeding on plants, including, cultivated rice, and also small reptiles an aquatic invertibrates.

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