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These ducks were not your ordinary ducks: These are Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis).
Red Bills: Their bright coral-red bills are their most striking feature.
Distinctive Coloring: They have a chestnut-brown chest and back, which contrasts sharply with their black bellies (giving them their name).
Long Pink Legs: Unlike many other ducks, they have unusually long pink legs, which makes them look more like wading birds when they walk.
THIS - The "Whistle": Unlike typical mallards that quack, these ducks make a high-pitched, musical whistling call, especially when they fly.
Tree Nesters: They are also known as "Tree Ducks" because they frequently perch on branches and nest in tree cavities or boxes rather than on the ground.
Red Bills: Their bright coral-red bills are their most striking feature.
Distinctive Coloring: They have a chestnut-brown chest and back, which contrasts sharply with their black bellies (giving them their name).
Long Pink Legs: Unlike many other ducks, they have unusually long pink legs, which makes them look more like wading birds when they walk.
THIS - The "Whistle": Unlike typical mallards that quack, these ducks make a high-pitched, musical whistling call, especially when they fly.
Tree Nesters: They are also known as "Tree Ducks" because they frequently perch on branches and nest in tree cavities or boxes rather than on the ground.