Wandering Whistling-duck
Updated: 2010-05-31 16:09:28
I have never seen a Wandering Whistling-duck in the natural environment. Sadly, I’ve never been to areas where this species lives in the wild, namely northern Western Australia, Northern Territory and eastern Queensland. One day I’ll get there - but not yet.
Instead, I have to content myself to seeing this species in captivity, such as [...]
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