Tag Archives: West Indian Whistling-duck

Archived 2019 topic: West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea): revise global status?

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Red List Team (BirdLife International)

BirdLife species factsheet for West Indian Whistling-duck West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) occurs in the Caribbean. It is found in the Bahamas, on Turks and Caicos, as well as on the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles south to Guadeloupe. The … Continue reading →

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Archived 2015 topics: West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea): request for information

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Andy Symes (BirdLife)

Surveys carried out in Cuba – the most significant part of the species’s range both in size and population numbers – have shown the species to be more widespread on the main island and adjacent offshore islands than was previously thought. Present knowledge suggests that the species does not meet the thresholds for Vulnerable under any of the IUCN Red List criteria and may warrant downlisting. Continue reading →

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