Black-bellied Whistling-Duck look-alikes
Dendrocygna autumnalis
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Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Key differences
The Fulvous Whistling-Duck has an overall tawny-brown plumage, a dark bill, and lacks the black belly and prominent white wing patch of the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. Its call is also different, a more reedy 'kee-wee-ooo'.
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Key differences
While also a tree-nesting duck, the Wood Duck has a very different appearance. Males are highly iridescent with elaborate patterns, and females are mottled brown with a distinctive white eye-patch. Neither sex has the pink bill or black belly of the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck.
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