Australian wood duck

This Australian wood duck is also commonly known as the maned duck. Medium sized with a dark brown head and a pale grey body with two black stripes along the back. Males such as here, have the darker head.

 

I learned that wood ducks are known to nest above or near water in tree hollows high off the ground - seemingly in contrast to behaviour we expect from ducks.

 

 

45 cm length

 

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