Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Order

ANSERIFORMES

Family

Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)

Code 4

FUWD

Code 6

DENBIC

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Spatulate
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Capped, Plain
Crown Color: Dark brown cap, yellow-brown on sides.
Forehead Color: Dark Brown
Nape Color: Dark Brown
Throat Color: Gray
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 46-53 cm (18-21 in)
Weight: 726 g (25.6 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown, Black
Underparts: Yellow-brown
Upperparts: Dark brown with feathers edged in yellow-brown.
Back Pattern: Scaled or Scalloped
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Direct heronlike flight with slow deep wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 91 cm (36 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Gray

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