Australian Wildlife - Ducks
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Australian Wildlife - Ducks |
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Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) |
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known as Grass Whistling Duck .About
50cm long. Found around swamps and waterholes. Makes a distinctive whistling
call.
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Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) | ||
| Group of Whistling Ducks. call. . | |||
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Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) | |
| About 45cm long. The Australian Wood Duck is common on lakes, dams and reservoirs near wooded areas, including leafy suburban areas. | |||
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Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) | ||
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Duck in Sydney Botanic Gardens.
Photograph by Nickolay Tilcheff. |
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Australian Wood Duck Family (Chenonetta jubata) | ||
| Family
of wood ducks at Currumbin Sanctuary, Gold Coast..
Photograph by Nickolay Tilcheff. |
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Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) |
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The Black Duck is about 55cm long - larger than the Wood Duck above. It has iridescent green patch on wing. Photographed at Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane.
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