
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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