Chenonetta jubata

Australian Wood Duck at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

Chenonetta jubata	14 Jan 2022	Liam.m
Chenonetta jubata	14 Jan 2022	natureguy
Unidentified	14 Jan 2022	MAX

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"Scene of a crime" : Can anyone ID this poor hapless victim ? Fell prey to predation, on a Nature strip, Antill street Watson, CTS10 The Fair (CAT CONTAINMENT ZONE !! ) . Approx size is about Rock Pigeon sized. I could not locate Head or feet to assist with ID. The Green Wing feather stripe appears to most distinguishing feature ? Wood Ducks regularly graze here, but this bird seems wrong size and colour pattern for that ?

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natureguy wrote:

14 Jan 2022

Pretty sure it is a Wood Duck, mostly grey plumage, black on the edges, and the green iridescent area narrows down the possibilities quite a lot. There are also a few feathers that are finely speckled in the first image, which match the body feathers of a Wood Duck.

MAX wrote:

15 Jan 2022

Many Thanks " NatureGuy" and others. A Q? For you please. From the predation scene, and pattern of feather distribution, can you suggest the likely predator Culprit ?, eg. Fox, Cat, Domestic Dog ?
Any suggestions ? Of interest to know as this incident happened within the boundaries of The FAIR CTS10, which is a Designated CAT CONTAINMENT Zone !

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