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spotted whistling duck

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of whistling duck, Dendrocygna guttata (family Anatidae), of the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.

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  • Catalan: ànec arbori clapejat — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Czech: husička tečkovaná — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Danish: plettet træand — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Dutch: gevlekte fluiteend — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Esperanto: flankapunkta arbanaso — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Finnish: täpläviheltäjäsorsa — Dendrocygna guttata
  • French: dendrocygne tacheté — Dendrocygna guttata
  • German: Tüpfelpfeifgans — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Hindi: चित्ती सिल्ही (cittī silhī) — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Hungarian: gyöngyös fütyülőlúd — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Indonesian: belibis totol — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Japanese: シラボシリュウキュウガモ (shiraboshiryuukyuugamo) — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Polish: drzewica plamista — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Portuguese: marreca-pintada — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Russian: пятнистая свистящая утка (pjatnistaja svistjaščaja utka) — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Slovak: stromárka bodkavá — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Spanish: suirirí moteado — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Swedish: fläckig visseland — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Ukrainian: свистач плямистобокий (svystač pljamystobokyj) — Dendrocygna guttata
  • Vietnamese: le nâu đốm — Dendrocygna guttata