Fulvous Whistling-Duck
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Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ciénaga de Zapata
2 Verified records at Ciénaga de Zapata
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It has plumage that is mainly reddish brown, long legs and a long grey bill, and shows a distinctive white band across its black tail in flight. Like other members of its ancient lineage, it has a whistling call which is given in flight or on the ground. Its preferred habitat consists of wetlands with plentiful vegetation, including shallow lakes and paddy fields. The nest, built from plant material and unlined, is placed among dense vegetation or in a tree hole. The typical clutch is around ten whitish eggs. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

West Indian Whistling-Duck
NT

West Indian Whistling-Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna arborea

<5% · Rare
Blue-winged Teal
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Scaup
LC

Lesser Scaup

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya affinis

5–10% · With luck
American Wigeon

American Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca americana

<5% · Rare
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

<5% · Rare
Red-breasted Merganser
LC

Red-breasted Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus serrator

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
White-cheeked Pintail
LC Endemic

White-cheeked Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas bahamensis

<5% · Rare
Wood Duck
LC

Wood Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aix sponsa

<5% · Rare
Ring-necked Duck
LC

Ring-necked Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya collaris

Insufficient data
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Fulvous Whistling-Duck at Ciénaga de Zapata — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
2 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
14 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
17 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
22 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
24 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
26 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
27 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
28 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
29 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
30 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
31 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
32 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
33 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
34 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
35 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
36 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
37 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
39 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
41 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
42 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
43 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
44 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
45 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
46 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
47 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
48 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
49 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
50 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
51 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
52 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
53 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
54 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
55 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
56 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
57 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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