Lesser Whistling-Duck

Lesser Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna javanica

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

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Cotton Pygmy-Goose
LC

Cotton Pygmy-Goose

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nettapus coromandelianus

0–10% · With luck
Garganey
LC

Garganey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula querquedula

<5% · Rare
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Insufficient data
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
60–70
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
9 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
13 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
0–10%
14 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
15 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
16 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
17 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
18 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
19 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
20 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
21 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
22 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Whistling-Duck in Wilpattu National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Lesser Whistling-Duck sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 196 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Whistling-Duck in Wilpattu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Whistling-Duck in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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