Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusDendrocygna (Whistling-Ducks)
- SpeciesDendrocygna bicolor (Fulvous Whistling-Duck)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Fulvous Whistling-Duck at Namib-Naukluft National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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