Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Spanish: Pijiji canelo

Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Photographed by ted_goshulak on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern US, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It has mainly reddish brown plumage, long legs and a long grey bill, and shows a distinctive white band across its black tail in flight. Like other members of its ancient lineage, it has a whistling... Most often recorded in Mar.

TaxonomyAves › Anseriformes › Anatidae
Local records3 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records8,540 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2024 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/dendrocygna-bicolor/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.