Skip to main content

Omnivorous, the Fulvous whistling duck feeds on aquatic seeds, fruits, bulbs, buds but what it prefers is rice! In Asia, it feeds directly in rice fields, where it is often hunted by humans because of the damage it can do.

Habitat

Wetlands, shallow fresh or brackish water

Feed

Grasses, rice grains, insects

Classification

Class

Birds

Scientific Name

Dendrocygna bicolor

Legal Status

IUCN: LC - Least Concern (2016)
CITES: Appendices III (1987) / C (2019)

Fulvous whistling duck

Some Figures

Weight

690 g

Life Expectancy

20 years

Incubation

26 days
6 to 16 eggs

Head Height

49 cm

Discover Also

Mandatory
Online Ticket Purchase Only
This site is registered on wpml.org as a development site.