Chenonetta jubata
1 Australian Wood Duck at Aranda, ACT
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| Chenonetta jubata | natureguy | 13 Jul 2019 | |
| Chenonetta jubata | JonSteinbeck | 10 Jul 2019 |
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There were a male and female Australian Wood Duck beside a pond when I first saw them. The male was on the bank preening himself while the female was in the pond, standing on the submerged section of a branch. She was very still, occasionally moving her head. The birds were calm, even when I slowly moved into view. When I walked a little closer to them, the male swam to where the female was. They then both swam a little out into the pond. Once they were comfortable I was staying in one location, they waddled on to the land again. Once out of the water they started to eat some of the small plants in the soaked soil beside the water. The female did a little calling but only for a short period. When I circled the pond, they just kept moving around the pond to keep the water between them and me, they appeared reluctant to fly away.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.085715-35.275588
- Altitude 603.6m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 7 Jul 2019 07:46 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chenonetta jubata Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Chenonetta jubata Scientific name
- Australian Wood Duck Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1064.8m Recorded at altitude
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