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Definition of whistling duck in English: whistling ducknoun A long-legged duck with an upright stance and a whistling call, often perching on branches. 哨鸭,树鸭。亦称TREE DUCK Genus Dendrocygna, family Anatidae: several species Also called tree duck Example sentencesExamples - Rendezvous Bay stretches for 2 miles, and the nearby salt ponds attract whistling ducks, laughing gulls and other birds.
- Apart from the ducks already mentioned there were some Bronzewinged Jacanas, Little grebes, Coots, Spotbilled and Lesser whistling ducks.
- There are nature sites with viewing platforms overlooking wild iguanas, egrets, West Indian whistling ducks, and many other birds.
- Flocks of magpie geese and whistling ducks, startled by the outboard, take to the air shattering the early morning silence with their calls.
- You're likely to see waders as well as a variety of herons, stilts, and even the endangered West Indian whistling duck.
Definition of whistling duck in US English: whistling ducknoun A long-legged duck with an upright stance and a whistling call, often perching on branches. 哨鸭,树鸭。亦称TREE DUCK Genus Dendrocygna, family Anatidae: several species Also called tree duck Example sentencesExamples - Apart from the ducks already mentioned there were some Bronzewinged Jacanas, Little grebes, Coots, Spotbilled and Lesser whistling ducks.
- You're likely to see waders as well as a variety of herons, stilts, and even the endangered West Indian whistling duck.
- Flocks of magpie geese and whistling ducks, startled by the outboard, take to the air shattering the early morning silence with their calls.
- Rendezvous Bay stretches for 2 miles, and the nearby salt ponds attract whistling ducks, laughing gulls and other birds.
- There are nature sites with viewing platforms overlooking wild iguanas, egrets, West Indian whistling ducks, and many other birds.
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