Chenonetta jubata
Australian Wood Duck at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Chenonetta jubata | 25 Aug 2026 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Chenonetta jubata | 24 Aug 2026 | CathB |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Ten ducklings sharing the water with their parents and a pair of Pacific black ducks. At one stage, two of the ducklings followed the wrong adults, but were safely shepherded back to their parents.
Be the first to comment
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074479-35.269318
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 12 Abundance
- 24 Aug 2026 11:42 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
-
Collections
CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Description