Maned Duck
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| Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1802) |
The Maned Duck, Chenonetta jubata, is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia.
Its habitat is lightly wooded swamps and marshes. This abundant duck nests in a tree hole laying 8-12 eggs.
The male is grey with a dark brown head and mottled breast. The female has white stripes above and below the eye and mottled underparts. Both sexes have grey wings with black primaries and a white speculum.
This 45-51cm duck looks like a small goose, and feeds mostly by grazing. It rarely swims.
The flightless, aberrant New Zealand species Chenonetta finschi (Finsch's Duck) which was formerly believed to constitute a monotypic genus (Euryanas) has been determined to belong to Chenonetta. It became extinct before scientists could properly survey the New Zealand avifauna, but possibly as late as 1870.
Reference
- Wildfowl by Madge and Burn, ISBN 0-7470-2201-1
