| White-backed
Duck |
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Bird Orders |
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Alternate name |
| Thalassornis
leuconotus |
Scientific
name |
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Anseriformes |
Order |
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Dendrocygnidae |
Family
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| 43-48cm
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Length |
| Freshwater
marshes, lakes & pools. Range:-
Angola , ,Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic, , Chad,
Congo,
Democratic Rep. of Congo,
Djibouti,
Equatorial Guinea,
Ethiopia,
Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya, Lesotho,
Madagascar,
Mafia Island,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Pemba Island,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Somalia,
South Africa,
Sudan,
Swaziland,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zanzibar &
Zimbabwe. |
Habitat |
|
Altitude |
|
Range |
| 4(6)9
eggs lain in a hidden nest on ground. |
Clutch
Eggs |
| Aquatic
vegetation and small creatures. |
Food Diet |
| Often in groups of up
to ten birds. |
Habits |
| 352 -
TSN:
175253 |
World No |
Least
Concern
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Status |
 Photo March 10,
2007 by dbarronoss © all
rights reserved
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If you have sound recording of the White-backed
Duck please send it to xeno-canto. |
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 Photo March 22,
2007 by Mia Lewis © all rights
reserved
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Afrikaans: Witrugeend
Czech: husička krátkoocasá, Kachnice belohrbetá
Danish: Lappedykkerand
German: Weißrückenente, Weißrucken-Pfeifgans, Weißrücken-Pfeifgans
English: White backed Duck, Whitebacked Duck, White-backed Duck,
White-backed Whistling Duck, White-backed Whistling-Duck
Spanish: Pato de Lomo Blanco, Pato Dorsiblanco
Estonian: püttpart
Finnish: lampisorsa, Valkoselkäsorsa
French: Canard à dos blanc, Dendrocygne à dos blanc, Erismature à dos
blanc, Érismature à dos blanc
Hebrew: ברווז לבן גב
Italian: Anatra dal dorso bianco, Anatra dorsobianco
Japanese: koshijirogamo
Japanese: コシジロガモ
Latin: Thalassornis leuconotos, Thalassornis leuconotus, Thalassornis
leuconotus leuconotus
Malagasy: Bedoka, Behola, Beloha, Danamona, Maheriloha, Salapiko
Dutch: Witrugeend
Norwegian: Hvitryggand
Polish: pokraczka
Portuguese: Pato-de-dorso-branco
Russian: Белоспинная савка, Белоспинная утка
Slovak: Stromárka jarabá
Shona: Dada
Sotho, Southern: Letata
Swedish: Vitryggad and
Swahili: Kotwe
Tsonga: Sekwa
Xhosa: Idada
Chinese: 白背鸭 |
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