Whistling duck
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The whistling ducks or tree ducks (Genus: Dendrocygna) are a subfamily of the duck, goose and swan family of birds, Anatidae. In other taxonomy, they are considered a separate family called Dendrocygnidae.
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Whistling ducks | |
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White-faced whistling duck | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Dendrocygninae Reichenbach, 1850 |
Genus: | Dendrocygna Swainson, 1837 |
Type species | |
Anas arcuata Horsfield, 1824 |
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