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Nick H.

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Sarasota, FL

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

The subject is identified as a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck based on several key morphological features visible across both images. These include its long, pale legs, upright posture, and goose-like profile. Critically, the second image clearly shows a bright pinkish-red bill and a prominent white patch on the upper wing, which are diagnostic for this species and rule out the similar Fulvous Whistling-Duck. The behavior of perching on a wall is also characteristic of this species.

Overview

The black-bellied whistling duck 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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Observation

Location

Sarasota, FL

Observed

July, 8:16 PM

Weather

Cloudy, 86F

Shared

July 7, 2026

Also known as

Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Dendrocygna