White-faced Whistling-Duck

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Dendrocygna viduata

White-faced Whistling-Duck, a reference photo
Photo: Richard Bartz, Munich Makro Freak · CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)

The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-faced Whistling-Duck being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Species
Dendrocygna viduata

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