The wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a species of whistling duck. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific Islands. In the Kundjeyhmi dialect, it is known as djirrbiyuk, and there is an Aboriginal outstation in Kakadu National Park which is named Djirrbiyuk after this bird. In Yolŋu languages it is known as guyiyi or walkuli.

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Dendrocygna arcuata - Oatlands.jpg

Wandering whistling-ducks (Dendrocygna arcuata australis) Kakadu 2.jpg

Wandering whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arcuata australis) in flight Kakadu 3.jpg

File:Dendrocygna arcuata MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.34.5.jpg|Eggs of Dendrocygna arcuata - MHNT

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References

  • BirdLife Species Factsheet
  • Dendrocygna spp
  • East Indian wandering whistling duck
  • Wandering Whistling Duck