Data Zone
Taxonomic source(s)
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.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 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 | full migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
| Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 75,400,000 km2 | medium |
| Severely fragmented? | no | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population size | 1410000-1700000 mature individuals | poor | estimated | 2023 |
| Population trend | increasing | - | suspected | - |
| Generation length | 5.51 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size is estimated at 2,120,000-2,550,001 individuals (Wetlands International 2023), which equates to 1,410,000-1,700,000 mature individuals. The overall population trend is considered to be increasing over three generations (16.53 years) (Wetlands International 2023).
Trend justification: .
| Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | extant | native | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | extant | native | ||||
| Argentina | extant | native | ||||
| Aruba (to Netherlands) | extant | native | ||||
| Barbados | extant | native | ||||
| Benin | extant | native | ||||
| Bolivia | extant | native | ||||
| Botswana | extant | native | ||||
| Brazil | extant | native | ||||
| Burkina Faso | extant | native | ||||
| Burundi | extant | native | ||||
| Cameroon | extant | native | ||||
| Central African Republic | extant | native | ||||
| Chad | extant | native | ||||
| Chile | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Colombia | extant | native | ||||
| Comoros | extant | native | ||||
| Congo | extant | native | ||||
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | extant | native | ||||
| Costa Rica | possibly extinct | native | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | extant | native | ||||
| Cuba | extant | native | ||||
| Dominica | extant | native | ||||
| Dominican Republic | extant | native | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | extant | native | ||||
| Eritrea | extant | native | ||||
| Eswatini | extant | native | ||||
| Ethiopia | extant | native | ||||
| French Guiana | extant | native | ||||
| Gabon | extant | native | ||||
| Gambia | extant | native | ||||
| Ghana | extant | native | ||||
| Guadeloupe (to France) | extant | native | ||||
| Guinea | extant | native | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau | extant | native | ||||
| Guyana | extant | native | ||||
| Haiti | extant | native | ||||
| Kenya | extant | native | ||||
| Lesotho | extant | native | ||||
| Liberia | extant | native | ||||
| Madagascar | extant | native | ||||
| Malawi | extant | native | ||||
| Mali | extant | native | ||||
| Martinique (to France) | extant | native | ||||
| Mauritania | extant | native | ||||
| Mauritius | extant | native | ||||
| Mayotte (to France) | extant | native | ||||
| Montserrat (to UK) | extant | native | ||||
| Mozambique | extant | native | ||||
| Namibia | extant | native | ||||
| Nicaragua | extant | native | ||||
| Niger | extant | native | ||||
| Nigeria | extant | native | ||||
| Panama | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Paraguay | extant | native | ||||
| Peru | extant | native | ||||
| Puerto Rico (to USA) | extinct | native | yes | |||
| Réunion (to France) | extant | native | ||||
| Rwanda | extant | native | ||||
| Senegal | extant | native | ||||
| Seychelles | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Sierra Leone | extant | native | ||||
| Somalia | extant | native | ||||
| South Africa | extant | native | ||||
| South Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
| Spain | extant | vagrant | ||||
| St Kitts and Nevis | extant | native | ||||
| St Lucia | extant | native | ||||
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | extant | native | ||||
| Sudan | extant | native | ||||
| Suriname | extant | native | ||||
| Tanzania | extant | native | ||||
| Togo | extant | native | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | extant | native | ||||
| Uganda | extant | native | ||||
| Uruguay | extant | native | yes | |||
| Venezuela | extant | native | ||||
| Zambia | extant | native | ||||
| Zimbabwe | extant | native |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|---|
| Cameroon | Lake Maga |
| Chad | Lake Fitri |
| Ghana | Keta Lagoon Ramsar Site |
| Mali | Lac Faguibine |
| Mauritania | Diawling National Park |
| Mauritania | Gâat Mahmoûdé |
| Nigeria | Hadejia-Nguru wetlands |
| Senegal | Djoudj wetlands |
| South Sudan | Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system) |
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Aquaculture Ponds | suitable | non-breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Aquaculture Ponds | suitable | breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | non-breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | major | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 3000 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
| Purpose | Scale |
|---|---|
| Food - human | subsistence, national |
| Pets/display animals, horticulture | international |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-faced Whistling-duck Dendrocygna viduata. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-faced-whistling-duck-dendrocygna-viduata on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.