Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tikal National Park
7 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
11,446 Verified sightings across all 73 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

The black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) or black-bellied tree duck, is a whistling duck that before 2000 bred mainly from the southernmost United States to south-central South America. It can be found year-round in much of the United States. It has been recorded in every eastern state and adjacent Canadian province. Since it is one of only two whistling duck species native to North America, it is occasionally just known as the "whistling duck" or "Mexican squealer" in the southern USA.

In 1751 the English naturalist George Edwards included an illustration and a description of the black-bellied whistling duck in the fourth volume of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. He used the English name "The red-billed whistling duck". Edwards based his hand-coloured etching on a live bird kept at the home of Admiral Charles Wager in Chelsea, London. Edwards was told that the bird had come from the West Indies. When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the black-bellied whistling duck with the ducks, geese and swans in the genus Anas. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Muscovy Duck
LC

Muscovy Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cairina moschata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Blue-winged Teal
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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 Daily sighting probability
1 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
2 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
6 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
7 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
8 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
9 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
10 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
11 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%
12 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
13 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
14 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
15 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
16 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
17 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
18 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
19 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
20 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
21 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
22 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
23 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
24 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
25 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
26 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
27 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
31 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
32 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
36 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
38 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
40 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
44 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
45 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
46 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
47 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
48 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
49 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
50 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
51 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
52 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
53 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
54 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
55 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
56 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
57 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
58 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
59 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
60 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
61 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
62 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
63 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
64 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
65 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
66 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
67 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
68 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
69 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
70 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
71 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
72 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
73 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in Tikal National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in Tikal National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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