White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusDendrocygna (Whistling-Ducks)
- SpeciesDendrocygna viduata (White-faced Whistling Duck)
The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America. This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight. As the name implies, these are noisy birds with a clear three-note whistling call. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-faced Whistling Duck sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-faced Whistling Duck in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a White-faced Whistling Duck sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-faced Whistling Duck in Masai Mara National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for White-faced Whistling Duck in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.