Wood duck || Description and Facts!
Channel: Animals Descriptions
Date: 2021-07-03

The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of perching duck found in North America. It is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl.


The wood duck is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is from 47 to 54 cm. In length with a wingspan of between 66 to 73 cm. The wood duck's weight ranges from 454-862 g. This is about three-quarters of the length of an adult mallard. It shares its genus with the Asian Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata).

The adult male has distinctive multicolored iridescent plumage and red eyes,with a distinctive white flare down the neck. The female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads.


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