Species profile—Dendrocygna eytoni (plumed whistling-duck)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds) → Anatidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=anatidae ) (ducks, geese and swans) → Dendrocygna eytoni (plumed whistling-duck)

( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/4736?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=1978#imgGallery )

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1978&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1978&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1978 )

Species details

Kingdom

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (animals)

Class

Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds)

Family

Anatidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&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

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Dendrocygna%20eytoni#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=DENDROCYGNA%2BEYTONI )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1978 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1978 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.