plumed whistling duck
grass whistle duck
dendrocygna eytoni latin

Rather than diving for food in bodies of water like other ducks, the Plumed Whistling Duck feeds by cropping grass on land.

Numerically important duck species include Hardhead, Grey Teal and Plumed Whistling Duck.

The Plumed Whistling Duck breeds during the wet season, generally in January to March, although it can be later in April or, in a few cases, May.

The Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), also called the Grass Whistle Duck, is a whistling duck that breeds in New Guinea and Australia.

Other waterbirds recorded on the floodplain in relatively large numbers include Grey Teals, Pink-eared and Plumed Whistling Ducks, Whiskered Terns, Great Egrets, Royal and Yellow-billed Spoonbills, Black-tailed Native-hens and Brolgas.

Wildlife common in the area include eastern water dragons, giant eels, sawshell turtles, scrub pythons (Morelia kinghorni), Pied Cormorants, black ducks, plumed whistling ducks, black coot, whistling kites, brahminy kites, black kites, white breasted Sea eagles and dusky moorhens.

The Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), also called the Grass Whistle Duck, is a whistling duck that breeds in New Guinea and Australia.