Spotted Whistling-Duck vs Wandering Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna guttata compared with Dendrocygna arcuata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Whistling-Duck	Wandering Whistling-Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (burung)	Aves (burung)
Order same	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Dendrocygna	Dendrocygna
Species	Dendrocygna guttata	Dendrocygna arcuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Whistling-Duck and Wandering Whistling-Duck share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dendrocygna.

Conservation Status

Spotted Whistling-Duck

LC — Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Whistling-Duck	Wandering Whistling-Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spotted Whistling-Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Wandering Whistling-Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (Singapore) and Europe (6 countries).

Wandering Whistling-Duck

Wandering Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom