Wandering Whistling Duck

Wandering Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kakadu National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
6 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
7 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wandering Whistling Duck in Kakadu National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Wandering Whistling Duck sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 585 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wandering Whistling Duck in Kakadu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Wandering Whistling Duck in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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