Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)

About the Wandering Whistling Duck
The wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a species of whistling duck. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific Islands. There are three subspecies associated with this bird, D. a. arcuata (Indonesian wandering whistling duck), D. a. australis (Australian wandering whistling duck), and D. a. pygmaea (New Britain wandering whistling duck).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 35 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-ND · 7 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalisrecording
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanicarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.