Chenonetta jubata
1 Australian Wood Duck at Dunlop, ACT
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| Chenonetta jubata | Illilanga | 9 May 2020 | |
| Chenonetta jubata | JonSteinbeck | 9 May 2020 |
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There were a number of Australian Wood Ducks on the main dam at the Aranda Bushland Nature Reserve, including a pair that had 16 ducklings with them. Once they were aware of me the adults slowly shepherded their brood out into the lake, before guiding them to the far bank. The male stayed waterside while the ducklings left the water and the female was also in the water but closer to shore. The male chased away at least one female that he felt was too close. All the birds left the dam to huddle together in the grass on the far bank. A walker came along the trail on the far side so the ducks all headed back into the water. I did not hear a noise from them but they all entered the water again before the walker got close and then the birds started to swim back out to the centre of the dam, where the adult birds stayed on the outside of the group.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.082337-35.276963
- Altitude 579.1m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 18 Abundance
- 18 Apr 2020 09:48 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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