Goose-like with long neck, long pink legs when standing; feet extend beyond tip of tail in flight. Wings look long and thin, with large white wing patch. Has uniform dark plumage with red bill.
Other Common Names - Black-bellied Tree Duck, Cornfield Duck.
Scientific Name - Dendrocygna autumnalis (a tree duck of autumn colors).
SIMILAR:
Fulvous Whistling-Duck (immature) - has no white wing patch.wfowl\ques\q01\q01.bmp;wfowl\ques\q01\q01.wav