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− | + | [[Image:Wood_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Forcreeks|Forcreeks}}<br />Milwaukie, [[Oregon]], [[USA]]]] | |
− | + | ;[[:Category:Aix|Aix]] sponsa | |
− | [[Image:Wood_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Forcreeks<br /> | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | [[File:Wood_Duck_Female_KATA.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|katastrofa|katastrofa}}<br />Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, [[Canada]], 7 December 2019]] | |
− | Female | + | 43-51cm (17-20 in)<br /> |
+ | '''Male''': | ||
+ | *Metallic blue and head and upperparts | ||
+ | *Thin white lines on head | ||
+ | *White chin and throat | ||
+ | *Sides of neck and breast dark reddish-brown, with white specks<br /> | ||
+ | '''Female''' and '''Eclipse''' | ||
+ | *Greyish-brown upperparts | ||
+ | *Brownish underparts with pale flank spots | ||
+ | *White eyering and throat<br /> | ||
+ | Both sexes have a crest | ||
+ | [[Image:GN8A1236 1.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature female<br />Photo by {{user|meschmalz|meschmalz}}<br />Westerville, [[Ohio]], August 2016]] | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | [[File:Wood_Duck_Male-Female_SJ.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male & Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Robertson County, [[Texas]], [[USA]], 6 December 2020]] | ||
+ | [[Mandarin Duck]]: | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Inland waters of [[Canada]] to northern [[Mexico]], [[Cuba]] and the [[Bahamas]]. | ||
− | == | + | Most [[Europe|European]] sightings are of escapes from ornamental collections. |
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds. | |
− | |||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The nest in tree cavities, near water and will readily take to nest boxes. From 9 to 14 eggs are laid. The young jump to the ground a day after hatching. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet includes green plant stems, acorns, nuts, berries and seeds such as cypress and hickory, also insects. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | Flight call (female): High-pitched ''aaankh aankh aaankh'' | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Hepp, G. R. and F. C. Bellrose (2020). Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wooduc.01 | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Aix | + | {{GSearch|"Aix sponsa" {{!}} "Wood Duck"}} |
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aix]] |
Latest revision as of 21:58, 9 February 2023
- Aix sponsa
Identification
43-51cm (17-20 in)
Male:
- Metallic blue and head and upperparts
- Thin white lines on head
- White chin and throat
- Sides of neck and breast dark reddish-brown, with white specks
Female and Eclipse
- Greyish-brown upperparts
- Brownish underparts with pale flank spots
- White eyering and throat
Both sexes have a crest
Similar Species
Distribution
Inland waters of Canada to northern Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas.
Most European sightings are of escapes from ornamental collections.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest in tree cavities, near water and will readily take to nest boxes. From 9 to 14 eggs are laid. The young jump to the ground a day after hatching.
Diet
The diet includes green plant stems, acorns, nuts, berries and seeds such as cypress and hickory, also insects.
Vocalisation
Flight call (female): High-pitched aaankh aankh aaankh
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Hepp, G. R. and F. C. Bellrose (2020). Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wooduc.01
- Wikipedia
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1