West Indian Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna arborea
Family: Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
West Indian Whistling-Duck is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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The birds are mostly nocturnal and secretive, inhabiting wooded swamps and mangroves, where this duck roosts and feeds on plant food including the fruit of the royal palm.
It has suffered extensive hunting for its eggs and for sport.
Nests have been reported in tree cavities, on branches, in clumps of bromeliads, and on the ground under thatch palms and other dense bushes.