Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusDendrocygna (Whistling-Ducks)
- SpeciesDendrocygna javanica (Lesser Whistling-Duck)
Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 15 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 16 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 18 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 19 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 20 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 21 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Whistling-Duck in Royal Bardia National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Lesser Whistling-Duck sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Whistling-Duck in Royal Bardia National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Whistling-Duck in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.