Florida Whistler Ducks

Prior to about 30 years ago fulvous whistling ducks did not nest in florida.

Florida whistler ducks. Since 1968 black bellied whistling ducks frequently have been found in central and south florida in late summer and early fall sometimes in flocks of fulvous whistling ducks. In winter many fly south. The black bellied whistling duck dendrocygna autumnalis just might be the coolest bird on the planet i mean this bird sports a mohawk after all. The black bellied whistling duck is a boisterous duck with a brilliant pink bill and an unusual long legged silhouette.

Listen for them too these ducks really do have a whistle for their call. Whistlers as they re commonly called are year round residents of south florida and as you might expect typically hang out in freshwater wetlands. You just can t beat that. In places like texas and louisiana watch for noisy flocks of these gaudy ducks dropping into fields to forage on seeds or loafing on golf course ponds.

Black bellied whistling ducks prefer to feed at night but have been observed feeding at all hours of the day. The fulvous is the more common of the two species in the united states. Today nesting fulvous whistling ducks are abundant in rice growing freshwater wetland areas of south florida. The strange and handsome black bellied whistling duck.

Whistling duck waterfowl identification. Florida is home to a variety of both non migratory and migratory ducks. Listen for them too these ducks really do have a whistle for their call. In places like texas and louisiana watch for noisy flocks of these gaudy ducks dropping into fields to forage on seeds or loafing on golf course ponds.

Scientists consider whistling ducks more closely related to geese and swans than to the true ducks with their long legs long necks bone structure and erect stance they certainly look more like geese than like ducks. The black bellied whistling duck dendrocygna autumnalis formerly called the black bellied tree duck is a whistling duck that breeds from the southernmost united states and tropical central to south central south america in the us it can be found year round in peninsular florida parts of southeast texas coastal alabama and seasonally in southeast arizona and louisiana s gulf coast. The fulvous also occurs there and in florida with occasional stragglers further north along both coasts and the mississippi valley. Some of the most common species of ducks found in central florida are mallard ducks florida mottled ducks black bellied whistling ducks and wood ducks.

The black bellied whistling duck is a boisterous duck with a brilliant pink bill and an unusual long legged silhouette.