Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Order

ANSERIFORMES

Family

Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)

Code 4

WODU

Code 6

AIXSPO

ITIS

175122

Wood Duck - The male Wood Duck has a brown back, buff-yellow sides, and purple-brown breast with white flecks grading to white belly. Crested head is green and purple with white stripes. Throat is white with two bars, one extends as a partial collar, the other extend

Wood Duck Female - The female Wood Duck is duller and has a gray-brown head, neck, and breast, weak crest, and white-spotted flanks. Belly is white. Dark eyes are surrounded by a large, white teardrop-shaped patch, bill is blue-gray.

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