Australian Wood Duck

Chenonetta jubata

RANGE Australia

HABITAT Freshwater areas with light tree cover

DIET Mainly grasses

The Australian wood duck is also known as the maned duck. The male is gray with a brown head, while the female is more heavily marked with pale marks on face. They nest in tree-hollows and can be quite noisy when perched up in the branches. This species is a dabbling duck.

Australian wood ducks are highly social in nature and may form flocks consisting of 2,000 or more individuals.