Main Species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Adult
Long-necked duck with a red bill and long red legs. Its body is mostly chestnut, with a black belly and a gray face. The white patch in the wings appears as a stripe down its wing while at rest.
© Shawn Billerman | Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 26, 2014Adult
In flight shows a large white patch on the upperwings. Often flies with head slightly down.
© Georges Duriaux | Macaulay LibraryRío San Juan, March 09, 2017Adult with juvenile
Juveniles are browner than adults, with a black bill and flesh colored legs, but without the black belly.
© Sean Fitzgerald | Macaulay LibraryPuntarenas, November 04, 2016Adult
Nests in large holes or hollows in trees as well as nest boxes.
© S. K. Jones | Macaulay LibraryFlorida, May 01, 2017Adult
Gregarious and social bird seen in groups year-round. Frequently seen perching on fence posts or wires especially near agricultural fields and flooded rice fields.
© Sean Fitzgerald | Macaulay LibraryPuntarenas, November 04, 2016Adult and juvenile
© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryCojedes, January 05, 2015Not all videos have sound