Plumed whistling duck

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Plumed whistling duck
New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Dendrocygna
Species:
D. eytoni
Binomial name
Dendrocygna eytoni
(Eyton, 1838)
Synonyms

Leptotarsis eytoni Eyton, 1838 – original combination

The plumed whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), also called the grass whistling duck, is a type of whistling duck.[2] It breeds in Australia. It is mainly brown in colour.

References[change | change source]

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Dendrocygna eytoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22679740A112385401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22679740A112385401.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. BirdLife International (2012). "Dendrocygna eytoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.