Birders are requested not to approach it too closely. Hopefully it will remain in the area, providing birders with an unprecedented opportunity to observe it. Obviously these demographic parameters do not differ between the sexes. Waterfowl are clearly benefitting from the numerous small, artificial ponds created within the past decade in southwestern Tobago.
Birds exhibit a variety of mating systems.
This is known as polygamy, which occurs in two forms. Polygyny, the more frequent form, occurs when a male mates with two or more females. Polyandry occurs when a female mates and bonds with two or more males. Many of the identifications reported in the SCBA are tentative in nature.