Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Large, colorful duck with bright red bill, pink-red legs and feet. Shows white wing patch, black belly, reddish-brown breast, neck and back. Face, foreneck are gray, white eye ring. Feeds on aquatic plants, cultivated grains, seeds. Direct flight on rapid wing beats.

● Song: "pe che che ne"

● Foraging & Feeding: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Feeds mainly on seeds of grasses and sorghum. Searches for food primarily at night in shallow water or on land. May eat a few invertebrates.

● Breeding & nesting: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Mainly nests in tree cavities but may also nest on the ground with little material added to form a nest cup. Lays twelve to sixteen white eggs that are incubated by both parents for about 28 days. Chicks begin to fly at 56 days but remain wth the parents for at least 144 days.

● Similar species: Black-bellied Whistling Duck: Fulvous Whistling-Duck lacks black belly, has gray-blue bill, legs and feet and pale brown plumage.

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