Wood duck Aix sponsa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The length is 13.5 inches and the wingspanis 28 inches A medium-sized duck with a long crest on head Long-winged and long-tailed Blue-green speculum with white rear border Adult male Alternate plumage worn from Fall-through early summer He has a red bill and a red eye and green head Striking white stripes about face and crest with a large white throat patch and "fingerlike" extensions onto cheek and neck Chestnut breast and neck with vertical white stripe at lower margin Golden flanks bordered above by a white flank stripe White belly Iridescent dark green-blue back and wings Adult male basic: In basic plumage, the male resembles the female, but often retains the distinctive neck patch and red bill The adult female has a Gray bill White teardrop shaped patch around eye White throat Gray-brown head and neck Gray-brown breast stippled with white and fading to a white belly Dark brown back the juvenile has a gray bill Female similar to adult female Males similar to adult females, but with white neck patch |
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| Wood Duck Aiz Sponsa |
| Image by: George W. Bowles, Sr., 2004 |
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