Tuesday 24 July 2018

Wood Duck

July 24, 2018

Wood Duck Wood Duck is one of the most stunningly pretty of all waterfowl Males are iridescent chestnut and green with ornate patterns on nearly every feather the elegant females have a distinctive profile and delicate white pattern around the eye Sounds Life History Wood Duck guide bird wood duckBeautiful and unique this duck of woodland ponds and river swamps has no close relatives except for the Mandarin Duck of eastern Asia Abundant in eastern North America in Audubon s time the Wood Duck population declined seriously during the late 19th century because of hunting and loss of nesting sites

ducks Conservation Waterfowl Research Science Wood Duck BoxesThese wooden structures help boost local wood duck populations Wood Duck ducks hunting waterfowl id wood duckWood ducks breed across most of the central and eastern United States southeastern Canada and along the Pacific coast from California to British Columbia The highest breeding densities occur in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley In recent decades the breeding range has expanded westward into the Australian wood duck maned duck or maned goose Chenonetta jubata is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia It is the only living species in Genus Chenonetta Brandt 1836Family AnatidaeKingdom AnimaliaSpecies C jubataTaxonomy Description Distribution and habitat Behaviour Feeding

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