Fulvous Whistling-Duck - Ross Feldner This stocky duck’s name comes from its tawny coloration (fulvous) and its whistling call. Perfect naming except for the standout blue legs and feet. Once known as the Fulvous Tree Duck, this is one of the most widely spread waterfowl in the world. These ducks consume a diet rich in aquatic plant seeds; such as rice seeds and aquatic invertebrates whilte dabbling at or below the water level. They usually nest on dikes, rafts, flooded fields and levees with the nest constructed of nearby vegetation formed into a bowl lined with grass. Females lay a large clutch of 12-13 eggs with both males and females caring for the offspring. Fulvous Whistling-Ducks are well known for their tendency to travel hundreds of miles in roving flocks in search of food and are very social birds that flock together in small family groups chattering to each other while feeding and in flight. | |
