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The wood duck is a medium-sized perching duck.A typical adult is from 47 to 54 cm (19 to 21 in) in length with a wingspan of between 66 and 73 cm (26 and 29 in).
The Australian wood duck, maned duck or maned goose (Chenonetta jubata) is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia. It is the only living species in the genus Chenonetta . Traditionally placed in the subfamily Anatinae (dabbling ducks), it might belong to the subfamily Tadorninae (shelducks); [ 2 ] the ringed teal may be its closest ...
Whistling ducks were first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758: the black-bellied whistling duck (then Anas autumnalis) and the West Indian whistling duck (then Anas arborea). [1] In 1837, William John Swainson named the genus Dendrocygna to distinguish whistling ducks from the other waterfowl. [2]
A duckling is a young duck in downy plumage [1] or baby duck, [2] but in the food trade a young domestic duck which has just reached adult size and bulk and its meat is still fully tender, is sometimes labelled as a duckling. A male is called a drake and the female is called a duck, or in ornithology a hen. [3] [4] Male mallard. Wood ducks.
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The DNR has asked South Carolina hunters and landowners to report sightings of dead wood ducks or other waterfowl by phone to 800-922-5431 or by email to webmaster@dnr.sc.gov (Subject Line: HPAI ...
A hook-a-duck stall at a funfair in Salisbury, England. Hook-a-duck is a traditional fairground stall game, also known as duck pond. [1] A number of rubber ducks are floated in a water trough. The ducks have metal rings fastened to their heads. Although the ducks appear identical, they bear hidden marks or numbers on their bases. [2]
A Donald Duck mascot seen gesturing during the 90th anniversary of the Disney's character "Donald Duck" event at Siam Paragon the shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand on June 7, 2024.