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Lesser Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield, T 1821)

The lesser whistling duck, also known as Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They are nocturnal feeders that during the day may be found in flocks around lakes and wet paddy fields. They can perch on trees and sometimes build their nest in the hollow of a tree. This brown and long-necked duck has broad wings that are visible in flight and produces a loud two-note wheezy call. It has a chestnut rump, differentiating it from its larger relative, the fulvous whistling duck, which has a creamy white rump. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Dendrocygna
Scientific:
  Dendrocygna javanica


Original description

Citation:
  (Horsfield, T 1821)

Reference:
   Trans. Linn. Soc. London (1), 13 p.199

Protonym:
  Anas Javanica

Type locality:
  Java.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754932


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BD683E6E9F6B03A4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BD683E6E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BD683E6E


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175052

Geographic range:

  • Dendrocygna javanica: Indian subcontinent to southeastern Asia and Greater Sundas
English:
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Catalan:
Ànec arbori menut
Czech:
husička malá
Danish:
Lille Træand
German:
Javapfeifgans
Spanish:
Suirirí de Java
Spanish (Spain):
Suirirí de Java
Finnish:
intianviheltäjäsorsa
French:
Dendrocygne siffleur
Croatian:
Mala utva zviždara
Hungarian:
Bengáliai fütyülőlúd
Icelandic:
Roðablístra
Italian:
Dendrocigna indiana
Japanese (romaji):
ryuukyuugamo
Japanese:
リュウキュウガモ
Lithuanian:
Indinė medžąsė
Dutch:
Indische Fluiteend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Småplystreand
Norwegian:
Småplystreand
Polish:
drzewica indyjska
Portuguese:
marreca-de-java
Portuguese (Portugal):
dendrocisne-javanês
Russian:
Малая древесная утка
Slovak:
stromárka malá
Serbian:
Mala patka pištalica
Swedish:
orientvisseland
Ukrainian:
Свистач індійський
Chinese:
栗树鸭
Chinese (Traditional):
樹鴨


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Dendrocygne siffleur ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Dendrocygne siffleur ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements 1st edition:
Indian Tree-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements, version 2021:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements, version 2022:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements, version 2023:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements, version 2024:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements 3rd edition:
Lesser Tree-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements 4th edition:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements, version 2016:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements, version 2017:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements, version 2018:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Clements, version 2019:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
eBird version 1.50:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
eBird version 2023:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
eBird version 2024:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Indian Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Indian Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Lesser Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Lesser Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Lesser Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Lesser Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Lesser Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Lesser Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Lesser Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Oriental Bird Club:
Lesser Whistling-duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Dendrocygna javanica
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Dendrocygna javanica
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Dendrocygna javanica
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Lesser Whistling-Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dendrocygna javanica
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dendrocygna javanica

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Arabic: بطة صافرة صغيرة
Azerbaijani: Hindistan fitçalan ördəyi
Bulgarian: Индийска свирсща патица
Bengali: পাতি শরালি, ঩াচত ঳যাচর
Bengali (transliteration): pāti sarāli
Catalan: Ànec arbori menut
Czech: Husicka malá, husička malá
Chuvash: пĕчĕк йывăç кăвакалĕ
Welsh: Hwyaden chwibanog bechan
Danish: Lille Træand, Træand
German: Indienpfeifgans, Indien-Pfeifgans, Javapfeifgans, Zergpfeifgans
Greek: Μικρή δεvδρόπαπια, Μικρή Δεντρόπαπια
English: Indian Tree Duck, Indian Tree-Duck, Indian Whistling Duck, Indian Whistling-Duck, Javan tree, Javan Tree-Duck, Javan Whistling-Duck, Lesser Tree Duck, Lesser Treeduck, Lesser Tree-Duck, Lesser Whistling Duck, Lesser Whistling Teal, Lesser Whistling-Duck, Whistling Teal
English, HBW: Lesser Whistling-duck
English (IOC): Lesser Whistling Duck
English (United States): Lesser Whistling-Duck
Esperanto: Hinda arbanaso, Sudazia arbanaso
Spanish: Pato silbador de la India, Suirirí de Java, Yaguasa Hindú
Spanish (Spain): Suirirí de Java
Spanish (HBW): Suirirí de Java
Spanish (Mexico): Pijije de Java
Estonian: väike-vilepart
Basque: Zuhaitz-ahate musuzuri
Persian: اردک سوت ‌زن هندي, اردک سوت‌زن هندی
Finnish: Intianviheltäjäsorsa
French: Dendrocygne de Java, Dendrocygne de l'Inde, Dendrocygne indien, Dendrocygne siffleur
Frisian: Lytse fluitein
Irish: Feadlacha bheag
Galician: Marreca de Xava
Hebrew: אווזון קטן, ברווז שורק קטן
Croatian: Indijska utva, Mala utva zviždara
Hungarian: bengáli fütyülőlúd, Bengáliai fütyülőlúd
Indonesian: Belibis kecil, Belibis Polos, Burung Belibis Kecil, Burung Belibis Polos
Icelandic: Roðablístra
Italian: Anatra fischiatrice indiana, Anatra fischiatrice minore indiana, Dendrocigna indiana, Dendrocigna minore
Japanese (romaji): Ryukyu-gamo, ryūkyū-gamo, ryuukyuugamo
Japanese: リュウキュウガモ
Japanese (Kanji): 琉球鴨
Mongolian, Halh: нугасныхан
Kazakh: кіші ысқырғыш үйрек
Scientific: Anas Javanica, Dendrocygna javanica, Mareca awsuree
Lithuanian: Indinė medžąsė
Latvian: mazā svilpējzoss
Macedonian: Мала патка пиштарка
Malayalam: ചൂളൻ എരണ്ട, ചൂളന്‍  എരണ്ട 
Mongolian: Модны анхир, Модон нугас, нугасныхан
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠮᠣᠳᠣᠨ ᠤ ᠠᠩᠬᠢᠷ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠮᠣᠳᠣᠨ ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠰᠣ
Mongolian (Transliteration): modni aŋkhir, modoŋ nug as
Marathi: छोटी अडई
Malay: Belibis Kembang, Burung, Burung Bebenyut, Burung Belibis Kecil, Itik Belibis, Itik Danu/Danau, Itik Hulu
Nepali: सिलसिले
Dutch: Indische Fluiteend, Java boomeend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Småplystreand
Norwegian: Småplystreand
Polish: drzewica indyjska
Pinyin: lì shù-yā, ní yā, shù-yā, xiào yā
Portuguese: Marreca de Java, marreca-de-java
Portuguese (Portugal): dendrocisne-javanês, Marreca-de-java
Rhaeto-Romance: Auca da Java
Romanian: Raţă de copac mică
Russian: Древеснаяа свистщяая утка, Индийская свистящая утка, Малая древесная утка, Малая Свистящая Утка, Утка свистящая малая, Яванская свистящая утка, Яванская свистящая утка - Индийска...
Northern Sami: Indianjurgoduoršá, Indianjurgoduoršu
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Heen Thamba-seruwa
Slovak: Stromárka hvízdavá, stromárka malá
Slovenian: mali žvižgač
Serbian: Mala patka pištalica
Swedish: Orientalisk visseland, Orientvisseland
Tamil: Cheezhkai Siragi
Thai: เป็ดแดง
Thai (Transliteration): pèt-daeeŋ
Turkish: Cava Islıkçı Ördeği, Cava ıslıkçı ördeği, Java Islıkçı Ördeği, Java ıslıkçı ördeği, Küçük ıslıkçı ördek
Ukrainian: Свистач індійський
Vietnamese: Chim le le, Le nâu
Chinese: 啸鸭, 尼鸭, 树鸭, 栗树鸭, 栗樹鴨, 樹鴨
Chinese (Traditional): 嘯鴨, 尼鴨, 栗樹鴨, 樹鴨, 樹鴨〔栗樹鴨〕
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 樹鴨
Chinese (Taiwan): 树鸭

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