Species Use Database

White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata

Used for Food and feed in Madagascar

A. Species

Scientific name: Dendrocygna viduata

Common name(s): White-faced Whistling Duck

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern


B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

  • Madagascar

Country/Region:


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State

Name/Details of location: Urban areas in western Madagascar


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2007

End Year: 2007


E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed

Motivation of use: Basic subsistence

Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law


F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people


G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded


Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

Implementing local management plans, regulating hunting practices, and promoting sustainable use.


Record source

Information about the record source: scientific_pub

Date of publication/issue/production:

Source Reference(s):

Rakotoarisoa, J. M., & Fauroux, M. (2020). Hunting and consumption of mammals and birds by people in urban areas of western Madagascar. African Journal of Ecology, 58(3), 456-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12725

Date of record entry: 2024-07-19