Eyton (Plumed) Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna Eytoni)
2 pairs in the garden. Not keen on swimming, spend more time standing in a group and mutual preening. They are very graceful on land. Both sexes similar in plumage with distinct long cream coloured flank feathers that curve upwards. Clutch size 10 -12 pure white eggs and both sexes help with the incubation.
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