Most of its members are the 8 species of whistling ducks in the genus Dendrocygna which has a worldwide distribution through the tropics and subtropics. These ducks have, as their name implies, distinctive whistling calls.
The whistling ducks have long legs and necks, and are very gregarious, flying to and from night-time roosts in large flocks. Both sexes have the same plumage, and all have a hunched appearance and black underwings in flight.
The White-faced WhistlingDuck, Dendrocygna viduata, is a whistlingduck which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.
The habitat is still freshwater lakes or reservoirs, with plentiful vegetation, where this duck feeds on seeds and other plant food.
The White-faced WhistlingDuck is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
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