Fulvous Whistling Duck/ Fulvous Tree Duck Dendrocygna bicolor

Fulvous Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
The Fulvous Whistling Duck (fulvous means orange or yellowish-brown) is native to tropical areas in the Americas, Africa and Asia.
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Fulvous Tree Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
The Fulvous Whistling Duck is like a conventional duck on water but is a long-legged, upright, goose-like duck on land.
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
The plumage of the drake and duck is similar. The claws (top row) are for perching in trees.
Fulvous Whistling Duck The back of the neck is dark.
Fulvous Whistling Duck Troop inspection (inset: troop inspection of White-faced Whistling Ducks)
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck and Ruddy Shelduck Comparison of Fulvous Whistling Duck (right) and Ruddy Shelduck
Fulvous Whistling Duck and White-faced Whistling Duck Fulvous Whistling Duck attempting to rape a White-faced Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck and White-faced Whistling Duck (a similar small goose-like duck making a similar whistling noise).