{"id":571,"date":"2023-11-09T18:13:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.lib.usf.edu\/breeding-bird-atlas\/?page_id=571"},"modified":"2024-11-16T17:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T17:52:03","slug":"black-bellied-whistling-duck","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lib.usf.edu\/breeding-bird-atlas\/species-accounts\/black-bellied-whistling-duck\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-bellied Whistling-Duck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Black-bellied Whistling-Duck&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Dendrocygna autumnalis &#8221; button_two_text=&#8221;View on Ebird&#8221; button_two_url=&#8221;https:\/\/ebird.org\/species\/bbwduc&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;719.2px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Species Account<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74045812 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">The range expansion <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74045812 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">of <strong>Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74045812 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74045812 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">to and throughout<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74045812 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> Florida <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74045812 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">in recent <\/span>decades has been astonishing. Their original range extended from southern Texas and Mexico south through Central America to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina (James and Thompson 2020). Beginning in the latter 1970s, Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks began a massive expansion northward and eastward in North America. By 2020, their range encompassed much of the eastern half of the lower 48 states and extreme southeastern Canada (eBird 2022) and continues to expand to the north and west. It is not known why the species has so greatly expanded its range and numbers when the ranges of most other wetland species are in decline.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From a single flock found at Sarasota in 1981, Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks now occupy virtually the entire Florida peninsula and an increasing area in the Panhandle. They remain largely unknown in the Keys, where freshwater habitats are scarce. The founding flock was thought to have originated in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico and to have flown across the Gulf of Mexico (Pranty 2003). Eleven birds wintered in Sarasota in 1981\u20131982 and 5 or 6 of these remained through the summer. By the following winter, the flock had increased to 35 individuals and was now resident. Breeding was suggested in Sarasota County in May 1989 when a pair was observed copulating along the Myakka River, and was confirmed the following year in Hardee County, where a pair and brood of 12 mostly grown ducklings were photographed in September 1990 (Palmer 1991, Pranty 2003).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;lighten&#8221; background_pattern_repeat_origin=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/lib.usf.edu\/breeding-bird-atlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/Black-Bellied-Whistling-Duck-copy-scaled-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Line Drawing of Smooth-billed Ani by Diane Pierce.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Black-Bellied Whistling Duck copy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;75.2px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|8px|0px|8px|false|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#7E96A0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\"><strong>Citation:<\/strong> <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW75587438 BCX0\">Pranty<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\">, B. 2023. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW75587438 BCX0\">Dendrocygna<\/span> <span class=\"SpellingError SCXW75587438 BCX0\">autumnalis<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\">). Pages 64-68 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\">in<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75587438 BCX0\"> A. B. Hodgson, editor. <em>Florida Breeding Bird Atlas II<\/em>. Special Publication Number 9. Florida Ornithological Society, Tampa, USA.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW75587438 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:79}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #476069\">Banner Photograph:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #476069\"> Alexander Lamoreaux<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #476069\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #476069\">Illustration:<\/strong> Diane Pierce<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;349.2px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">During the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">first <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Florida Breeding Bird Atlas, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks were found in 1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> quadrangles in the southern half of the peninsula<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> (Pranty 2003). The massive range expansion <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">s obvious from the BBA II map (Figure 1), with the central peninsula especially blanketed with records.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> The number of quadrangles occupied <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">by whistling-ducks increased dramatically to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">342 during BBA II<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> (Table 1)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">All the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">quadrangles occupied by whistling-ducks during BBA I remained occupied<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">, with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">great expa<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">nsion into additional areas<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> (Figure 2). <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Black-bellied Whistling-Duck<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">s <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">were first found in the Florida Keys in 2019 (eBird <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">2022<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">), <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">three<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> years after BBA II concluded.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW91842373 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Black-belied Whistling-Ducks are conspicuous, gregarious, and noisy, allowing the species to be found <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">readily <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">during <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">atlasing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Feeding mostly at night, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">they are most often seen <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">during daylight hours <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">loafing along wetland edges or flying overhead. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Black-bel<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">ied Whistling-Ducks <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">form permanent pair-bonds (James and Thompson 2020), allowing for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> a determination of<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">probable breeding <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">via the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">pair <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">code<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> to be<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> read<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">ily obtained. The<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> species <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">single-brooded <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">and a late nester <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">in Florida, with ducklings <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">conspicuous <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">in August<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> and September<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">atlasing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> effort that ended in July <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">would <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">likely have <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">missed confirmation of breeding.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> The concentration of confirmed breeding records in central Hernando and central Pasco counties is likely related to thorough <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">atlasing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> coverage<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Conversely, the lack of records <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">to the east, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">in Sumter and Lake counties<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> is doubtless due to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">difficulty accessing<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">(despite the road and trail network) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">much of the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Green Swamp<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> Wilderness Preserve.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Black-belied Whistling-Ducks are conspicuous, gregarious, and noisy, allowing the species to be found <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">readily <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">during <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">atlasing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Feeding mostly at night, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">they are most often seen <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">during daylight hours <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">loafing along wetland edges or flying overhead. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Black-bel<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">ied Whistling-Ducks <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">form permanent pair-bonds (James and Thompson 2020), allowing for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> a determination of<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">probable breeding <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">via the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">pair <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">code<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> to be<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> read<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">ily obtained. The<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> species <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">single-brooded <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">and a late nester <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">in Florida, with ducklings <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">conspicuous <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">in August<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> and September<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">atlasing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> effort that ended in July <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">would <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">likely have <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">missed confirmation of breeding.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> The concentration of confirmed breeding records in central Hernando and central Pasco counties is likely related to thorough <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">atlasing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> coverage<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Conversely, the lack of records <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">to the east, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">in Sumter and Lake counties<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> is doubtless due to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">difficulty accessing<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">(despite the road and trail network) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">much of the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Green Swamp<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> Wilderness Preserve.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW259040272 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:100,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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title_text=&#8221;BBWD_AlexLamoreaux_BlackbelliedWhistlingDuck&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;381.8px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #005432\">Table 1<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span class=\"TextRun SCXW112481768 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112481768 BCX0\">Quad level comparison of BBA I and BBA II based on the highest breeding code observed for a species within the 6 blocks of each quad.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/lib.usf.edu\/breeding-bird-atlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BBWD_Table1_Web.png&#8221; 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Figures 1 and 2 are based on data collected across all six atlas blocks within a quad. Figure 1 is based on the highest breeding code observed in each <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88468975 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">quad.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW88468975 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:4,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#005432&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #005432\">Figure 2<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/lib.usf.edu\/breeding-bird-atlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/11\/Change_BBWD_202411.jpeg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Change_BBWD_202411&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span class=\"TextRun SCXW164157999 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164157999 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Figure <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164157999 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">2<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164157999 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164157999 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Black-bellied Whistling-Duck<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164157999 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">quad-level change detection based on the simple presence or absence of a species at any breeding code level within the quad during each atlas<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164157999 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW164157999 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:4,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Figure 3<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/lib.usf.edu\/breeding-bird-atlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/12\/Figure-3.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Figure 3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Figure 3. Mean number of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks per Breeding Bird Survey route, 1966-2019. Survey-wide routes are in red, Florida routes are in blue. Dotted lines are 95% confidence intervals. Vertical gray bars show years of BBA I (1986-1991) and BBA II (2011-2016). Source: Sauer et al. 2020.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;citations&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFEFD3&#8243; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;diagonal-stripes-2&#8243; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.28)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;literature cited&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1320px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|241px||143px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#476069&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;cited&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#476069&#8243; ul_text_color=&#8221;#476069&#8243; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">eBird. 2021. <em>eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance<\/em> [web application]. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebird.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">http:\/\/www.ebird.org\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Accessed 5 September 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:432,&quot;335559738&quot;:96,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559745&quot;:40,&quot;335559991&quot;:432}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">James, J. D., and J. E. Thompson. 2020. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dendrocygna autumnalis<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">), version 1.0. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A.F. Poole and F.B. Gill, editors. <em>Birds of the World<\/em>. 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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dendrocygna autumnalis<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), editor. <em>Florida\u2019s Breeding Bird Atlas: A collaborative study of Florida\u2019s birdlife<\/em>. Tallahassee, USA. myfwc.com\/bba.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:432,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:6,&quot;335559991&quot;:432}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Order: Anseriformes, Family: AnatidaeSpecies Account The range expansion of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks into and throughout Florida in recent decades has been astonishing. Their original range extended from southern Texas and Mexico south through Central America to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina (James and Thompson 2020). 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