West Indian Whistling-duck   DUCK
 
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Scientific Name:
Dendrocygna arborea
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Black-billed Wood-duck, Cuban Tree-duck, West Indian Tree-duck, Black-billed Whistling Duck, Cuban Whistling Duck
Group:
Birds
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
VU-IUCN: 2008
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Antigua, Bahamas, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Caymans, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands

Facts Summary:
The West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "birds" and found in the following area(s): Antigua, Bahamas, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Caymans, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands. This species is also known by the following name(s): Black-billed Wood-duck, Cuban Tree-duck, West Indian Tree-duck, Black-billed Whistling Duck, Cuban Whistling Duck.

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