Wildlifeof Nepal
Lesser Whistling-duck
Ducks, Geese & Grebes
Photo: (c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Dendrocygna javanica
Basic stats
Habitat
Lowland wetlands, lakes and wet paddy fields; sometimes nests in tree hollows
Range
Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
Clutch size
7–12 white eggs
Incubation period
22–24 days
The lesser whistling-duck is a chestnut-brown, long-necked duck with broad wings, resident across lowland wetlands of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has an orange to yellow ring round the eye and can be told from the larger fulvous whistling-duck by its chestnut rump. The sexes look alike (Wikipedia, general species account).
It feeds mainly at night and rests by day in flocks on lakes and wet paddy fields. It can perch in trees and sometimes nests in tree hollows. In flight it gives a repeated, wheezy two-note whistle. The clutch is 7 to 12 white eggs, incubated by both parents, and hatching after about 22 to 24 days.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Lesser Whistling-duck live in?
- Lowland wetlands, lakes and wet paddy fields; sometimes nests in tree hollows
- Where is the Lesser Whistling-duck found?
- Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
- How many eggs does the Lesser Whistling-duck lay?
- 7–12 white eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Lesser Whistling-duck incubated?
- 22–24 days