THE ANIMALS

Wood Duck

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WOOD DUCK

Aix sponsa

Class

Birds

 

Order

Anseriformes

 

Family

Anatidae

 

Origin

Lives in aquatic environments primarily in North and Central America, but has adapted throughout much of the Western world.

 

Diet

Omnivorous

 

Curiosity

A female lays 13 to 15 white eggs, but if multiple female nests are close together, dozens of eggs can be found in a single site. Weighs 550 to 850 grams.

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