The Australian wood duck, also known as the maned duck or maned goose (Chenonetta jubata), may be found across most of Australia. In the genus Chenonetta, only this one species is still alive. Fun Facts Unwary ANU students frequently depart from overly cautious parents in the spring. Students frequently avoid the species as a result […]
The ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) is a little duck found in the jungles of South America. The genus Callonetta only contains one species of it. Fun Facts One of the tiniest ducks in the world is the ringed teal. The Ringed Teal’s Latin name translates roughly to “the lovely duck with the white wing patches.”
The East Palearctic is home to the perching duck species known as the mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). With a length of 41–49 cm (16–19 in) and a wingspan of 65–75 cm (26–30 in), it is of medium size. The only other bird in the genus Aix, the North American wood duck, is closely related to
The cotton pygmy goose, sometimes known as the cotton teal or cotton pygmy goose. They are among the world’s tiniest waterfowl, and they inhabit small to large bodies of water with healthy aquatic flora. Fun Fact All three varieties of pygmy geese are buoyant swimmers who primarily graze on the water’s surface but occasionally dive
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African woods are home to the dark chestnut-colored Hartlaub’s duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii). It was later shifted from the paraphyletic “perching duck” ensemble to the “dabbling duck” assemblage. However, because it differs somewhat from “normal” dabbling ducks, it is given its own monotypic genus, Pteronetta. Fun Facts Males are known as drakes, females as hens, and
A huge diving duck, the pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea) was previously abundant in the riverine marshes of Myanmar, Bangladesh, and the Gangetic plains of India, but it has been thought to be extinct since the 1950s. Fun Facts The uncommon Australian name of zebra duck, which is more fitting, alludes to a pink spot in
The comb duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola), commonly known as the American comb duck, is a rare duck that lives in tropical wetlands all throughout continental South America, from southern Brazil to the Paraguay River basin in eastern Paraguay, as well as as a stray on Trinidad. Fun Facts The large, leaf-shaped comb on top of the
The sole duck in the genus Amazonetta is the Brazilian duck (Amazonetta brasiliensis). Fun Fact Brazilian teal nest in small groups of up to 20 birds, usually in pairs. Both parents care for the hatchlings. Description The ducks are colored a pale brown. Drakes can be distinguished from females by their red beaks, legs, and
The family Anatidae includes the torrent duck (Merganetta armata). In the genus Merganetta, there is only one species. After the “perching duck” assemblage to which it was previously attributed was dissolved due to the discovery that it was paraphyletic, it is now included in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae. Fun Fact The stiff tail of the
The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) is a native of New Zealand. Hymenolaimus only has one member in its whole genus. Although the precise status of its taxonomic group is still unclear, it seems to be most closely connected to the tribe of Anatini, or dabbling ducks. Fun Fact A “brace” is a collection of ducks.