Wandering Whistling Duck
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Wandering Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
38 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a species of whistling duck. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific Islands. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Whistling Duck sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Sunda Teal
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☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas gibberifrons

<5% · Rare
Swan Goose

Swan Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser cygnoides

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ 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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
7 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wandering Whistling Duck in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Whistling Duck sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wandering Whistling Duck in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Wandering Whistling Duck in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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