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Dendrocygna javanica
This chestnut brown duck has chestnut upper-tail coverts. The crown appears dark and the sexes are alike in plumage. They fly slowly but with rapid wing-flapping and usually produce a repetitive wheezy seasick call as they circle overhead. The outermost primary feather has the inner vane modified. This has been said to aid in producing a whistling sound in flight, although this has not been supported by field studies.
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka Yala combines a strict nature reserve with a national park. Divided into 5 blocks, the park has a protected area of nearly 130,000 hectares of land consisting of light forests, scrubs, grasslands, tanks and lagoons. One block is currently opened to the public. Situated in Sri Lanka’s south-east hugging the panoramic Indian Ocean, Yala was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1900 and was designated a national park in 1938. Ironically, the park was initially used as a hunting ground for the elite under British rule. Yala is home to 44 varieties of mammal and 215 bird species.
Lots of these lovely ducks in Yala. See spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/122... This one was actually spotted sitting on a branch high above the water. 6.11pm
Spotted on Dec 31, 2014
Submitted on Feb 14, 2015
2 Comments
Thank you DanielePralong
I think this is such a gorgeous little duck.
I was not aware that there was a Yala National park mission. I added this one and will add others. Thank you
Lovely series of images Muckpuk! Please consider adding your Yala pictures to this mission dedicated to Yala Nationa Park:
https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/135...