Black-bellied Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

755 gWeight

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Costa Rica, Panama

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Black-bellied Whistling Duck has been recorded at 840 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 45 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Estero Llano Grande SP WBCUnited States20,394 records
Sweetwater Wetlands ParkUnited States11,401 records
Galveston – Lafitte's CoveUnited States10,471 records

More places

South Padre Is. – Birding and Nature CenterUnited States10,342 records
South Padre Is. – WBC/Conv. Center/Laguna Madre TrailUnited States9,228 records
Wakodahatchee WetlandsUnited States8,909 records
Lake Apopka Wildlife DriveUnited States8,827 records
Brazos Bend SPUnited States8,167 records
Jocelyn Nungaray NWR (Anahuac)United States7,060 records
Hornsby BendUnited States7,058 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Costa Rica Panama Mexico Colombia Brazil Belize Honduras

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Black-bellied Whistling Duck?

The Black-bellied Whistling Duck weighs around 755 g.

Where does the Black-bellied Whistling Duck live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America, South America: southeastern Texas to northern Argentina. It is most often recorded in United States, Costa Rica and Panama.