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Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Photo by Mari du Preez
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Field Notes

Description:

Drake in eclipse plumage. Spotted at the Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Pretoria.

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Wood Duck

Species ID Suggestions

Wood Duck (Drake in eclipse plumage)

Aix sponsa

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Liam
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Comments (5)
Mari du Preez
Added two new images of this guy we took today. I am non the wiser yet on the definite ID. I still find it hard to think it is a wood duck.
Liam
Probably domestic or feral.
Johan Heyns
Wood Ducks are not from South Africa, so this might be introduced.
Mari du Preez
Sjoe, Johan, I know i could only find that one as well, but I can't seem to get a photo of a juvenile with that red eye. I think I'll go with Liam's ID suggestion and keep an eye on this duck at the sanctuary to see if we can spot mature males maybe.
Johan Heyns
Only one with red eyes around here that I could find is the Southern Porchard of which this might be the juvenile.

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PublishedFebruary 23, 2013

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