Chenonetta jubata
1 Australian Wood Duck at Gundagai, NSW
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| Chenonetta jubata | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Sep 2026 | |
| Chenonetta jubata | CarbonAI | 22 Sep 2026 | |
| Chenonetta jubata | AlisonMilton | 22 Sep 2026 |
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An amazing 25 ducklings
5 comments
23 Sep 2026
Egg-dumping, or "intraspecific brood parasitism" is common in Wood Ducks—females visit other Wood Duck cavities, lay eggs in them, and leave them to be raised by the other female. In some areas it happens in more than half of all nests. Individual females typically lay 10-11 eggs per clutch, but some very full nests have been found containing 29 eggs, the result of egg-dumping.
24 Sep 2026
Hi Alison. This would be a good photo, with your explanation, to go in the newsletter.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.103335-35.065844
- Altitude 235.4m
- Places Gundagai, NSW
Sighting information
- 27 Abundance
- 20 Sep 2026 10:51 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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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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Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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