Dendrocygna autumnalis ORDER: ANSERIFORMES FAMILY: ANATIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Kevin T. Karlson
A striking and gregarious duck of the Neotropics, the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck reaches the United States only in the very southern parts. Its long neck, long legs, black belly, and white wing patch make it a distinctive-looking waterfowl.
Noisy. Call a high-pitched, soft wheezy whistle of four notes to six notes, accented on second or third syllable.