Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Black-bellied whistling duck is one of the coolest and most beautiful southern dabbling ducks that visit the southern United States, with their tricolor black, tan and brown plumage and bright orange bills and feet. Widespread from the southern tips of Texas and Arizona to nearly all of Central and South America, their range is creeping northward and they have been seen more and more frequently in more southern states including Florida and the Caribbean. This pair was just two of hundreds found and photographed in a pond near Weslaco, Texas on a late winter morning.
- Copyright
- Rich Leighton
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- 6674x9999 / 51.3MB
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Anatidae, Animalia, Anseriformes, Aves, Chordata, Dendrocygna, Dendrocygna autumnalis, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Mexican squealer, RGV, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Weslaco, animal, bird, birdwatching, black-bellied tree duck, black-bellied whistling duck, dabbling, dabbling duck, duck, fauna, fowl, natural, nature, ornithology, vertebrate, whistling duck, wild, wildlife, winter
- Contained in galleries
- Dabbling Ducks
