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whistling ducknounA long-legged duck with an upright stance and a whistling call, often perching on branches. Also called tree duck.- Genus Dendrocygna, family Anatidae: several species.
Apart from the ducks already mentioned there were some Bronzewinged Jacanas, Little grebes, Coots, Spotbilled and Lesser whistling ducks....- There are nature sites with viewing platforms overlooking wild iguanas, egrets, West Indian whistling ducks, and many other birds.
- Flocks of magpie geese and whistling ducks, startled by the outboard, take to the air shattering the early morning silence with their calls.
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