West Indian Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arborea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusDendrocygna (Whistling-Ducks)
- SpeciesDendrocygna arborea (West Indian Whistling-Duck)
Closest Relatives at Los Haitises National Park
📅 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 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 3 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a West Indian Whistling-Duck in Los Haitises National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a West Indian Whistling-Duck sighting in Los Haitises National Park, based on 99 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see West Indian Whistling-Duck in Los Haitises National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for West Indian Whistling-Duck in Los Haitises National Park in our monthly data.