Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor

The most widespread whistling-duck with wild populations in North and South America, Africa and Asia.

Fulvous Whistling Ducks, Lake Chilwa (Malawi), 15th May 2011

This species is also common in captivity and this is the most likely source of the occasional record in north-west Europe.

captive Fulvous Whistling Duck, Blakeney Quay collection (Norfolk, UK), 6th October 2012

captive Fulvous Whistling Ducks, Blakeney Quay collection (Norfolk, UK), 16th April 2011

captive Fulvous Whistling Ducks, Blakeney Quay collection (Norfolk, UK), 26th October 2016

captive Fulvous Whistling Duck, Blakeney Quay collection (Norfolk, UK), 28th February 2009

captive Fulvous Whistling Ducks, Pensthorpe (Norfolk, UK), 9th March 2014

captive Fulvous Whistling Duck, St James's Park (London, UK), 16th March 2018

Captive birds are sometimes bred to exhibit colour variations that are very unlikely to be shown by wild birds, such as the blonde individuals shown here.

captive Fulvous Whistling Ducks, private collection at Wereham (Norfolk, UK)), 5th May 2017