White Faced Whistling Duck
04 April 2010 22:01 Filed in: Anatidae Whistling Ducks Ducks Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Lagoa do Peixe Mostardas
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Lagoa do Peixe, Nov 2009
Bird name: White Faced Whistling Duck
Latin: Dendrocygna viduata
Other: Irerê (Br) • Suirirí cariblanco (Es), Suirirí de la pampa, Iguasa careta
Family: Anatidae • Ducks, Whistling Ducks
The White-faced Whistling Ducks below were photographed at the Lagoa do Peixe in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, where they were not uncommon.
Easy to identify by their white facial band. The White-faced Whistling Duck breeds in South America and sub-Saharan Africa.
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