White-faced tree-duck, white-faced whistling-duck

Photos by J.H.Ribot, made in Walsrode. The bird is only seldomly reported in Suriname, as can be seen below. Penard (1908) remarks that it is common in swampy savanna, but that seems to be history. It can make a whistling noise when it flies.

Each small square indicates the observation in Suriname of at least one (group) of these birds, the medium ones at least 4 observations on different days and the largest ones 10 or more. The color of each square indicates: blue for coastal area, yellow for savanna and red for rainforest.

Distribution in Suriname (explanation)
Coastal area
Savanna
Forests
Mountain forests
Sipalawini savanna

Names in:

• Scientific name: Dendrocygna viduata
• Dutch: Witwang fluiteend
• French: Dendrocygne veuf
• Portugese: Irerê
• Spanish: Yaguaso cariblanco
• Surinamese: Katunwiswisi/ Wet' ede wiswisi / Witneki skrurki
• Carib: Kawlierie, kajoelielie
• Arawak: Kawiewierie

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