First Record of White-Faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna Viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) in Cyrenaica the Eastern Region of Libya.

Date

2025-12

Type

Article

Journal title

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1

Author(s)

KHALED SALEM EMHEMED ETAYEB
Saleh Buirzayqah

Pages

190 - 191

Abstract

On 25th August 2025, a White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata was observed in the Kroom Alkhayl area (32°04'17.2"N 23°50'04.7"E), approximately 12 km west of Tobruk City, eastern Libya. This constitutes the second national record of the species in Libya, following the first observation in 2022 at Al-Saket sewage treatment lagoon, Misrata in Tripolitania (Elsowayeb & Etayeb, 2022). This new record also represents the first for eastern Libya, indicating a probable eastward extension of the species’ occurrence within the country. KEYWORDS: Dendrocygna viduata, White-faced Whistling Duck, Tobruk, Cyrenaica; Libya.

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