- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold spotted whistling duck, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the spotted whistling duck
The spotted whistling duck is a smaller whistling duck found in Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia and the Philippines. It stands 43 to 50 cm tall and takes its name from the white spots on its flanks and breast, with a grey face and neck and a dark brown to black cap and nape. It lives around small ponds and marshes surrounded by trees, preferring humid, low-altitude sites, and nests in tree hollows. It eats grass seeds, aquatic plants, aquatic invertebrates and small fish, dabbling at the surface or diving. After gaining adult plumage at six months it has just one moult a year, which it undergoes while floating safely on water.
Spotted Whistling Duck facts
- It is also called the spotted tree duck.
- Dives last a maximum of 15 seconds, and the duck bounces on the surface to enter the water headfirst.
- Unlike more evolved ducks, which have two moults, whistling ducks moult only once a year.
- In flight the head is held low so the bird looks hunched.
Where to see spotted whistling duck in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
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California· 1
Florida· 1
Kentucky· 1
Wisconsin· 1
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
