{"id":122587,"date":"2026-09-03T12:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=122587"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:04:41","slug":"fulvous-whistling-duck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/fulvous-whistling-duck\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulvous Whistling Duck"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Fulvous Whistling Duck Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A flock of more than 30 Fulvous whistling ducks, a species rarely recorded in Kerala, has been recently spotted at the Venjali wetlands in Malappuram district. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Fulvous Whistling Duck<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fulvous whistling duck, also known as the fulvous tree duck, is a <\/span><b>large, goose-like bird<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> characterized by its <\/span><b>long legs and neck.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Dendrocygna bicolor\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Fulvous Whistling Duck <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the most <\/span><b>widely distributed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> species of waterfowl in the world, occurring mostly in <\/span><b>tropical and subtropical regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but <\/span><b>also in temperate areas of the Americas, Africa, and Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>In India, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the bird is more commonly found in the<\/span><b> wetlands of Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other <\/span><b>northeastern States.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It prefers <\/span><b>shallow wetlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with plenty of tall grass and other vegetation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be found in freshwater lakes, seasonal freshwater pools, slow-flowing streams, marshy areas, swamps in open flat terrain, flooded grasslands, and very frequently in areas of wet rice cultivation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Fulvous Whistling Duck <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These ducks measure 45 to 55 cm in length and weigh 500 to 1,000 grams.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>male <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ducks are <\/span><b>slightly larger than the females.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have <\/span><b>reddish brown plumage.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The upper tail-coverts are whitish. They have whitish stripes on the flanks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A <\/span><b>distinctive crescent white band across the black tail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be seen during flight.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The legs are long with a bluish-grey tinge.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill is grey in color.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These ducks are notable for their <\/span><b>distinctive squealing sounds when taking off <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and their <\/span><b>loud, shrill whistles during flight.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Fulvous Whistling Duck <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Least Concern<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/rare-fulvous-whistling-duck-spotted-in-keralams-malappuram\/article71420168.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulvous Whistling Duck is a large, goose-like bird characterized by its long legs and neck. 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