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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

Birds

Wood Duck, also called the Carolina duck, is a partially migratory species of perching duck found in North America. The male is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Aix sponsa 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anatidae, Taxa
Source Wood duck (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wood duck (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q322159 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q322159
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Anatidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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