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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Ducks & screamers

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack-bellied Whistling-Duck
DutchZwartbuikfluiteend
SpanishPijije Alas Blancas
Chinese黑腹树鸭
Sranan Tongoskurki
Sranan Tongodoksi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameDendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) or black-bellied tree duck, is a whistling duck that before 2000 bred mainly from the southernmost United States to south-central South America. It can be found year-round in much of the United States. It has been recorded in every eastern state and adjacent Canadian province. Since it is one of only two whistling duck species native to North America, it is occasionally just known as the "whistling duck" or "Mexican squealer" in the southern USA.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusDendrocygna

In Suriname

216Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1902First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie41
  • Paramaribo22
  • Sipaliwini6
  • Saramacca5
  • Coronie3
  • Commewijne2
  • Wanica1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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