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Species profile—Dendrocygna eytoni (plumed whistling-duck)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) → Dendrocygna eytoni (plumed whistling-duck)

Photo of Dendrocygna eytoni (plumed whistling-duck) - Queensland Government,1988
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans)
Scientific name
Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838)
Common name
plumed whistling-duck
WildNet taxon ID
1978
Alternate name(s)
grass whistle-duck
plumed whistling duck
Eytons' tree duck
plumed tree duck
whistling duck
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Agricultural Pest
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1978.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024