Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
(L 19" WS 26" Wt 1.8 lb)
Fulvous means tawny...migrate
at night unlike most ducks.
at night unlike most ducks.
Estero Llano
Grande State Park
Grande State Park
19April2013
When I see a bird that walks like a
duck and swims like a duck and quacks
like a duck, I call that bird a duck.
duck and swims like a duck and quacks
like a duck, I call that bird a duck.
(Richard C. Cushing)
White stripes on flank
are characteristic.
are characteristic.
19April2013
11April2014
Green-winged Teal