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Lesser Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna javanica · Family Anatidae
Dendrocygna javanica
Family Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 282,338
- Countries and territories with records
- 28
About this species
This species has 282,338 occurrence records from 28 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from India (77.4%), Thailand (9%), Sri Lanka (6.5%), Bangladesh (1.3%) and Singapore (1.2%); together they account for 95.4% of the total. In India, this species accounts for 0.35% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Dendrocygna javanica combines the genus name Dendrocygna with the species epithet javanica. The Warbla app catalog lists 8 species of the genus Dendrocygna; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Dendrocygna autumnalis, Dendrocygna viduata and Dendrocygna bicolor.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 64th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 22.2% of the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.