Dendrocygna arborea Linnaeus 1758 (West Indian whistling duck)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combination: Anas arborea

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Dendrocygna according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Brodkorb 1965, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: Dendrocygna arcuata, Dendrocygna autumnalis, Dendrocygna bicolor, Dendrocygna eversa, Dendrocygna eytoni, Dendrocygna guttata, Dendrocygna javanica, Dendrocygna viduata

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Barbados (1 collection), Puerto Rico (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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