Wildlifeof Thailand
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Anatidae
Photo: Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Dendrocygna bicolor
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds and other aquatic plant material
Habitat
Shallow freshwater marshes, lakes and rice fields
Range
Tropical Americas, Africa and Asia
Clutch size
8–12 eggs
Incubation period
24–29 days
Size
45–53cm
Wingspan
85–93cm
The fulvous whistling duck is a long-legged, long-necked duck with warm tawny plumage, a dark back and pale side stripe. It occupies shallow freshwater marshes, lakes and rice fields across tropical parts of the Americas, Africa and Asia. Flocks feed mainly at night by dabbling and upending for seeds and other aquatic vegetation, and nesting pairs place a plant nest close to water (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Fulvous Whistling Duck eat?
- Seeds and other aquatic plant material
- What habitat does the Fulvous Whistling Duck live in?
- Shallow freshwater marshes, lakes and rice fields
- Where is the Fulvous Whistling Duck found?
- Tropical Americas, Africa and Asia
- How many eggs does the Fulvous Whistling Duck lay?
- 8–12 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Fulvous Whistling Duck incubated?
- 24–29 days
- How big is the Fulvous Whistling Duck?
- 45–53cm
- What is the wingspan of the Fulvous Whistling Duck?
- 85–93cm