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Common Name

Plumed Whistling Duck

Alternate Names

Grass Whistling Duck

Common Type

Duck

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Dendrocygna

Species

eytoni

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

SCZ,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Non Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Grassland and savanna

Distribution and Range

Australia

Food

Feeds by cropping grass on land

Captive Photographed

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Field Notes:

Breeds during the wet season. One brood of 10 to 12 is raised per season. The nest is a mattress of grasses or similar material in tall grass, or in or near vegetation as cover. The incubation period is around 30 days

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