Australian Wood Duck
Female, In a Tree
Murray Mallee Region
Australian Wood Duck
Female, Head
 
                      
Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Waterfowls (Anseriformes)
Family: Waterbird (Anatidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
This Photo:     Female, On Water

Thank you George Seagull for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Riverland and possibly elsewhere

Copyright © 2016-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 24-Aug-2016
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)