Wood Duck Aix sponsa Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (48)
- Monotypic
Gary R. Hepp and Frank C. Bellrose
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 25, 2013
Text last updated October 25, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Carolina-eend |
| Albanian | Rosa e drurëve |
| Asturian | Corñu carolñn |
| Basque | Ahate karolinarra |
| Bulgarian | Каролинка |
| Catalan | ànec de Carolina |
| Chinese | 美洲鴛鴦 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 林鴛鴦 |
| Croatian | američka mandarinka |
| Czech | kachnička karolínská |
| Danish | Brudeand |
| Dutch | Carolinaeend |
| English | Wood Duck |
| English (New Zealand) | Carolina Wood Duck |
| English (United States) | Wood Duck |
| Faroese | Faguront |
| Finnish | morsiosorsa |
| French | Canard branchu |
| French (France) | Canard branchu |
| French (Guadeloupe) | Canard carolin |
| Galician | Pato da Carolina |
| German | Brautente |
| Greek | Νυφόπαπια |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kanna bwòdè |
| Hebrew | מנדרין אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Kisasszonyréce |
| Icelandic | Brúðönd |
| Italian | Anatra sposa |
| Japanese | アメリカオシ |
| Latvian | Koku pīle |
| Lithuanian | Miškinė antis |
| Norwegian | brudeand |
| Polish | karolinka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pato-carolino |
| Romanian | Rață de pădure |
| Russian | Каролинская утка |
| Serbian | Karolinka |
| Slovak | kačička obojková |
| Slovenian | Nevestica |
| Spanish | Pato Joyuyo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pato huyuyo |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Huyuyo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Pato Arcoíris |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Pato Joyuyo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pato joyuyo |
| Swedish | brudand |
| Turkish | Orman Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Каролінка |
Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Anas Sponsa
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.128.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America = Carolina ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AIX
- aix
- sponsa
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Wood Duck.
This species winters in small numbers south of shown limits.
