Wandering Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusDendrocygna (Whistling-Ducks)
- SpeciesDendrocygna arcuata (Wandering Whistling Duck)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Spotted Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna guttata
Plumed Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni
Raja Shelduck
Radjah radjah
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
Green Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus pulchellus
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
White-eyed Duck
Aythya australis
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wandering Whistling Duck in Daintree National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Wandering Whistling Duck sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 94 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wandering Whistling Duck in Daintree National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Wandering Whistling Duck in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.