Lesser Whistling Duck (Indian Whistling Duck) Dendrocygna javanica

Lesser Whistling Duck
Lesser Whistling Duck
The Lesser Whistling Duck, also called the Indian Whistling Duck, is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Lesser Whistling Duck
Lesser Whistling Duck
Male and female have similar plumage. They have yellow eye-rings, a reddish belly and chestnut red upper tail coverts.
Lesser Whistling Duck
Lesser Whistling Duck
Lesser Whistling Duck
Often nocturnal feeders, they eat molluscs, worms and amphibians.