Wood Duck

Wood Duck

Aix Sponsa

Eats

Seeds, fruits, acorns, nuts, insects and other arthropods.

Lives

Bottomland forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, and beaver ponds.

Behavior

Description

They are a medium sized perching duck. The males are more elaborate with multicolored iridescent plumage and red eyes, with a distinctive white flare down the neck. The females are less elaborate.

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Least Concern
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Endangered
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild
Extinct in the Wild
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