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Primary Traits
733.4 g
0 m - 1,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Dendrocygna bicolor
English name
Fulvous Whistling-duck
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Dendrocygna
Species
bicolor
Data source
HBW1, BOTW, D23
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Cosmopolitan
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
500 g
Maximum female mass
1,000 g
Minimum male mass
440 g
Maximum male mass
1,050 g
Minimum unsexed mass
677 g
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
733.4 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,000 m
Maximum elevation
4,080 m
Elevation range
1,000 m
Typical elevation
500 m
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Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Wetland
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Cup/Bowl
Nest substrate
Water, Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
6
Maximum clutch size
16
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
19 d
Maximum incubation period
44 d
Minimum fledging period
63 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
Nest Parasite, Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
11
Average fledging period
63 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary