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Plumed Whistling-duck Dendrocygna eytoni  
Plumed Whistling-duck
Photographer : © Jonathan Newman
Location :Dano Oendui, Rote, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Date : 14 October 2018
English synonyms:Plumed Whistling Duck, Grass Whistling-duck, Grass Whistling Duck, Eyton's Plumed Tree-duck, Red-legged Tree-duck, Whistling Tree-duck, Grey Whistler, Red-legged Whistler
Bird Family :Dendrocygnidae - Whistling-ducks
Bird Group :ANSERIFORMES
Red Data Status :Unspecified
Remarks :Plumed Whistling-duck on the left with a Wandering Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuata on the right.

First record of Plumed Whistling-duck for Asia.

Ref:
Jonathan Newman (2018) Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni, Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia: a new bird for Asia. BirdingASIA 30:105-6.

Taxonomic Notes :Monotypic.
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