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Small whistling-duck with strongly pale-spotted neck and flanks, dark bill, and gray face.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Similar to Wandering Whistling-Duck, but lacks warm rusty coloring, and has pale-spotted rather than dark-spotted breast. Australia range slowly expanding southwards from Cape York region, with regular records now from the Wet Tropics.
Small whistling-duck with strongly pale-spotted neck and flanks, dark bill, and gray face. Found in small flocks in coastal wetlands and lagoons.
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