Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
ID Notes 7
The Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, is one of the most colorful species of North American waterfowl. Wood ducks are shy birds, but are sometimes seen on cameras places near relatively undisturbed ponds and wetlands. Wood Ducks are very distinctive, with a boxy, crested head (for males), a thin neck, and a long, broad tail. In flight, they hold their head up high, sometimes bobbing it. Overall, their silhouette shows a skinny neck, long body, thick tail, and short wings. Males have a glossy green head with white stripes (although the green may simply appear dark in poor light), a chestnut breast and buffy sides. In low light, they may appear dark overall with paler sides. Females are grayish brown with a white speckled breast and a prominent white ring around the eye. the eye-ring extends in a tear-drop shape behind the eye. The appearance of juveniles is similar to females.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Olaf Oliviero Riemer, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aix_sponsa_(Wood_Duck_-_Brautente)_-_Weltvogelpark_Walsrode_2012-02.jpg
- (c) Blondinrikard Fröberg, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/blondinrikard/50890783947/
- (c) Just chaos, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aix_sponsa1806586705.jpg
- (c) William H. Majoros, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aix_sponsa_(Wood_Duck),_Durham,_North_Carolina.jpg
- (c) Olaf Oliviero Riemer, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aix_sponsa_(Wood_Duck_-_Brautente)_-_Weltvogelpark_Walsrode_2012-07.jpg
- (c) Olaf Oliviero Riemer, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aix_sponsa_(Wood_Duck_-_Brautente)_-_Weltvogelpark_Walsrode_2012-09.jpg
- Adaptado por Robin Foster de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aix_sponsa
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