Dendrocygna autumnalis Linnaeus 1758 (Black-bellied whistling duck)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combination: Anas autumnalis

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, Campbell 1976, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Linnaeus 1758, Steadman et al. 2015 and Steadman et al. 2003

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

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Barbados (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Mexico (1), Peru (1), Puerto Rico (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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