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Common Name

West Indian Whistling Duck

Alternate Names

Black Billed Whistling Duck, Cuban Whistling Duck

Common Type

Duck

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Dendrocygna

Species

arborea

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Dominican Republic

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Non Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Wooded swamps and woodlands

Distribution and Range

Caribbean countries of Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Antigua, Barbuda, Jamaica, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico

Food

Feeds on plant mater including the Royal Palm fruit

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