Where does the White-faced Whistling-Duck live?
Dendrocygna viduata has 274,097 records in 88 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 274,097 records
- 88 places
- 113 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeDendrocygna
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 101,667 | |
| Argentina | 40,641 | |
| Brazil | 35,588 | |
| Colombia | 14,896 | |
| Kenya | 9,820 | |
| Botswana | 7,689 | |
| Zimbabwe | 6,795 | |
| Namibia | 4,703 | |
| Uruguay | 4,678 | |
| Madagascar | 4,335 | |
| Tanzania | 4,001 | |
| Uganda | 3,942 | |
| Zambia | 3,786 | |
| Gambia | 3,459 | |
| Senegal | 2,916 | |
| Nigeria | 2,883 | |
| Ghana | 2,346 | |
| Venezuela | 2,336 | |
| Mozambique | 2,275 | |
| Bolivia | 2,191 | |
| Paraguay | 2,068 | |
| Eswatini | 1,514 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,406 | |
| Rwanda | 1,337 | |
| Peru | 980 | |
| Malawi | 832 | |
| Benin | 683 | |
| Guyana | 659 | |
| United States | 297 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 273 | |
| Angola | 255 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 207 | |
| Chad | 207 | |
| Liberia | 202 | |
| Togo | 187 | |
| DR Congo | 173 | |
| Cameroon | 146 | |
| Netherlands | 128 | |
| Guinea | 110 | |
| Lesotho | 108 |
Showing the top 40 of 88 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.