Spotted Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Spotted Whistling Duck Dendrocygna guttata is a duck in the family Anatidae and the order Anseriformes. Its breeding range covers the Oriental Region and Australasia, including the Sulawesi region, northern and central Moluccas, New Guinea, northern Cape York Peninsula, north-eastern Queensland, Umboi west of New Britain, and New Britain in the south-eastern Bismarck Archipelago. It was first reported in 1866. The species is also known as the spotted tree duck.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region, Australasia: Sulawesi region, n, c Moluccas, New Guinea, n Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia), Umboi (w of New Britain) and New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.)
