Also known as: Black-bellied Tree Duck
53 cm (21") Uncommon. Ponds, marshes, woodland streams. Texas, southeast Arizona, southeast California, New Mexico.
Goose-like duck with long pink legs. Gray face with a white eye ring. Rust neck and breast. Black belly. Brilliant red bill. A broad white wing band displays in flight. Nests in trees. Was called Black-bellied Tree Duck.
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![Black-bellied Whistling-Duck](https://res-4.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--1bYxKFDp--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/2913-black-bellied-whistling-duck.jpg)
Credit: barloventomagico
![Green Cay Waste Water Treatment Area, South Florida](https://res-4.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--v-yb-hTf--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/2910-black-bellied-whistling-duck.jpg)
Credit: Richard Crook
![In flight](https://res-4.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--W0OkUAPH--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/2909-black-bellied-whistling-duck.jpg)
Credit: Jorge Montejo
![Black-bellied Whistling-Duck](https://res-3.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--L6QrMel8--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/2911-black-bellied-whistling-duck.jpg)
Credit: Amy Evenstad
![Herff Spring just outside of Boerne, Texas](https://res-4.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--ZyLMHPl2--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/2912-black-bellied-whistling-duck.jpg)
Credit: Mathew High
Credit: Larry Bond
Credit: Larry Bond
Credit: Larry Bond