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Wood Duck Aix sponsa Scientific name definitions

Gary R. Hepp and Frank C. Bellrose
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 25, 2013

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Wood Duck. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Wood Duck.

This species winters in small numbers south of shown limits.

Recommended Citation

Hepp, G. R. and F. C. Bellrose (2020). Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wooduc.01
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