Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis), formerly also called Black-bellied Tree Duck, is a whistling duck that breeds from the southernmost United States and tropical Central to south-central South America. In the USA, it can be found year-round in parts of southeast Texas, and seasonally in southeast Arizona, and Louisiana's Gulf Coast. It is a rare breeder in such disparate locations as Florida, Arkansas, Georgia and South Carolina.

Description
Medium-sized, long-legged, broad-winged very long-necked duck. Bill length ¾ head length; sloping forehead to shallow crown; adult has a rose-pink bill and feet; juveniles have dusky bill and feet. undefined

===Subspecies ===
 * D. a. fulgens Friedmann, 1947 – Northern Black-bellied Whistling-duck – SE Arizona and SE Texas (S USA) S to C Panama.
 * D. a. autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Southern Black-bellied Whistling-duck  – C Panama to South America, S to Ecuador and N Peru in the W and N Argentina in the E.

Similar species
Told apart from the Fulvous Whistling Duck by greyish (not tawny) head and neck and plain back.

Behaviour
This gorgeous duck is often found perching on trees and shrubs.