Taxonomic classification < > Images
The Fulvous whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) belongs to the family Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Fulvous whistling-duck taxonomy
The Anatidae is the family of birds related to geese and swans. The family Anatidae comprises 146 species in 43 genera. It comprises seven subfamilies, including Dendrocygninae.The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836)[1], an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.
The subfamily Dendrocygninae was described by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (January 8, 1793 – March 17, 1879), a German botanist and ornithologist, in the year 1850. It comprise the genus Dendrocygna.
The genus Dendrocygna was first described by William John Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), an English ornithologist and entomologist, in the year 1837.
The genus Dendrocygna comprises eight species, including Dendrocygna bicolor. The species Dendrocygna bicolor was described by Louis Pierre Vieillot, in year 1816.
| Taxonomic classification | |
|---|---|
| Binomial name: | Dendrocygna bicolor |
| Species: | D. bicolor |
| Genus: | Dendrocygna |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
 |
| 1.Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Image by Nnc.banzai |
 |
| 2.Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Image by David Álvarez López |
 |
| 3.Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Image by Sabine's Sunbird |
 |
| 4.Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Image by Diliff |
 |
| 5.Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Image by Alejandro Bayer Tamayo |
 |
| 6.Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Image by ALAN SCHMIERER |
 |
| 7.Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Image by Marie Hale |
 |
| 8.Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Image by Dick Daniels |
 |
| 9.Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Image by El fosilmaníaco |
1.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dendrocygna_bicolor_wilhelma.jpg (cropped)
Author: Nnc.banzai | License: CC BY-SA 2.5 as on 7/11/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/david_a_l/25284477334/ (cropped)
Author: David Álvarez López | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/11/18
3.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fulvous_whistling_duck.JPG (cropped)
Author: Sabine's Sunbird | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/11/18
4.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dendrocygna_bicolor,_London_Wetland_Centre,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg (cropped)
Author: Diliff | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/11/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alejobayer/14237456131/ (cropped)
Author: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo | License: Public domain
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/10861941516/ (cropped)
Author: ALAN SCHMIERER | License: Public domain
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/15016964@N02/5940580777/ (cropped)
Author: Marie Hale | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/11/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Dick Daniels | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/11/18
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Africanduck.JPG (cropped)
Author: El fosilmaníaco | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/11/18
Current topic in Birds of India: Fulvous whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor images.