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 LC    Wood Duck* Id (Atlas):
    Aix sponsa

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Wood Duck, American Wood Duck, Carolina Duck, Carolina Wood Duck

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
47 - 54 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Wetlands, favouring the cover of tree roots and overhanging branches.

Range (Guide)
Canada, Cuba, Mexico, St Pierre and Miquelon (P), USA (B).

Vagrant to Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Denmark, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Iceland, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands.

Western, central and south-eastern North America; western Cuba.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 3,500,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Plant material and some invertebrates.

Voice
Mostly silent.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (84)...)

 
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) [XC453757]
     by Stanislas Wroza from Lindo Lake, Lakeside, San Diego County, California, United States (call)

 
Wood Duck (Aix) [XC540314]
     by Thomas Magarian from Whitaker Ponds Nature Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.

The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7


Files:
JPG files for Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) - 10 files


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