White-faced whistling-duck – Dendrocygna viduata – is a noticeable resident African/South American duck+ of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is very widespread in s s Africa and Madagascar. In the AWB Region it is found as resident across all the Sahel states and into the Horn of Africa, namely Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia and is recorded as Accidental in Comoros. It has a striking black and white face and has an upright stance more like a goose.
Type - waterbird - often flocks and feeds at night, Resident Habitat - well vegetated fresh water lakes, Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Dendrocygna Species - Dendrocygna viduata White-faced whistling-duck - Species - ebird.org White-faced whistling-duck - Species sheet - wikipedia.org White-faced whistling-duck - Birds - animalia.bio White-faced whistling-duck - Birds - krugerpark.co.za White-faced whistling-duck - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... White-faced whistling-duck - Images - google.com White-faced whistling-duck - Video - youtube.com White-faced whistling-duck - Birds - beautyofbirds.com