Wandering Whistling Duck

The wandering whistling duck inhabits tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the Pacific Islands. Formerly called a tree duck, it takes its name from its loud whistling calls and the whistling noise its wings make in flight (Wikipedia, general species account). The species belongs to whistling duck. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific Islands. (Wikipedia, general species account).

They range in size from 54–60 cm in height and weigh on average 750 grams. They mainly feed on grasses, waterlilies, water plants and occasionally insects and aquatic vertebrae. During this time six to fifteen eggs are laid in a nest not far from water and usually in high grass or a sheltered area. The Bininj people of western Arnhem Land call this animal djilikuybi in the Bininj Kunwok language, and hunt it for food. (Wikipedia, general species account).