West Indian Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans

West Indian Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arborea, is a duck in the Anatidae family and the Anseriformes order. It breeds in the West Indies, where it is spread across the region. Other names used for it include black-billed whistling duck and Cuban whistling duck. It is the largest and darkest of the whistling ducks, and it is about the size of a mallard. The species is mostly nocturnal and secretive, and it uses wooded swamps and mangroves for roosting and feeding.

Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Breeding range: North America: West Indies