Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2018 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 23,400,000 km2 | |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | poor | estimated | 2009 |
Population trend | decreasing | - | suspected | - |
Generation length | 5.3 years | - | - | - |
Trend justification: This species has suffered marked declines locally and is considered extinct in parts of its former range. Main threats are loss of suitable habitat owing to agricultural and urban development (del Hoyo et al. 1992).
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Australia | extant | native | yes | |||
Fiji | extinct | native | yes | |||
Indonesia | extant | native | yes | |||
New Caledonia (to France) | extinct | native | yes | |||
Papua New Guinea | extant | native | yes | |||
Philippines | extant | native | yes | |||
Singapore | extant | introduced | yes | |||
Timor-Leste | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Australia | Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains |
Australia | Alligator Rivers Floodplains |
Australia | Anson Bay, Daly and Reynolds River Floodplains |
Australia | Blue Mud Bay |
Australia | Lake Argyle |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Marine Coastal/Supratidal | Coastal Freshwater Lakes | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | resident |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Future | Minority (<50%) | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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Purpose | Scale |
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Food - human | subsistence, national |
Pets/display animals, horticulture | international |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Wandering Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuata. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/wandering-whistling-duck-dendrocygna-arcuata on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.