Category: Oriental Region

White-winged Duck (Asarcornis scutulata)

Anatidae, Anseriformes, Oriental Region
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[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Asarcornis scutulata | [authority] S. Muller, 1842 | [UK] White-winged Duck | [FR] Canard a ailes blanches | [DE] Weissflugel-Moschusente | [ES] Pato de Jungla | [NL] Witvleugelboseend Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The White-winged Duck or White-winged Wood Duck (Asarcornis scutulata) is a species of duck, formerly placed […]

Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)

Anatidae, Anseriformes, Oriental Region
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[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Dendrocygna arcuata | [authority] Horsfield, 1824 | [UK] Wandering Whistling Duck | [FR] Dendrocygne a lunules | [DE] Wander-Pfeifgans | [ES] Suiriri Capirotado | [NL] Zwervende Fluiteend | [copyright picture] Neil Birdforum Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Whistling ducks comprise a group of species that are primarily of tropical […]

Spotted Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna guttata)

Anatidae, Anseriformes, Oriental Region
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[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Dendrocygna guttata | [authority] Schlegel, 1866 | [UK] Spotted Whistling Duck | [FR] Dendrocygne tachete | [DE] Tupfel-Pfeifgans | [ES] Suiriri Moteado | [NL] Gevlekte Fluiteend | [copyright picture] Harold Stiver Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Dendrocygna guttata OR, AU Philippines to New Guinea Genus Whistling ducks […]

Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)

Anatidae, Anseriformes, Oriental Region
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[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Dendrocygna javanica | [authority] Horsfield, 1821 | [UK] Lesser Whistling Duck | [FR] Dendrocygne siffleur | [DE] Java-Pfeifgans | [ES] Suiriri de Java | [NL] Indische Fluiteend Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Whistling ducks comprise a group of species that are primarily of tropical and subtropical distribution. In common […]

Indian Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)

Anatidae, Anseriformes, Oriental Region
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[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Anas poecilorhyncha | [authority] Forster, 1781 | [UK] Indian Spot-billed Duck | [FR] Canard a bec tachete | [DE] Fleckschnabel-Ente | [ES] anade Picopinto | [NL] Vlekbekeend | [copyright picture] Jan Harteman Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Anas is a genus of dabbling ducks. It includes mallards, wigeons, teals, […]

Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)

Anatidae, Anseriformes, Oriental Region
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[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Anas zonorhyncha | [authority] Swinhoe, 1866 | [UK] Eastern Spot-billed Duck | [FR] Canard de Chine | [DE] Chinesische Fleckschnabelente | [ES] Anade picopinto | [NL] Chinese Vlekbekeend Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Anas zonorhyncha OR China, Southeast Asia Genus Anas is a genus of dabbling ducks. […]

Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Anatidae, Anseriformes, Oriental Region
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[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Nettapus coromandelianus | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Cotton Pygmy Goose | [FR] Anserelle de Coromandel | [DE] Koromandel-Zwergente | [ES] Gansito Asiatico | [NL] Coromandeleend Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The pygmy geese are a group of very small “perching ducks” in the genus Nettapus which breed in […]