Breeding Location:
Marshes, freshwater, Swamps
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Increasing
Egg Color:
Creamy white or pale buff.
Number of Eggs:
9 - 15
Incubation Days:
25 - 37
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Lined with down.
Migration:
Migratory
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Overview
Wood Duck: Small tree duck with brown back, white throat, purple-brown breast with white flecks grading to white belly; buff-yellow flanks. Crested head is green and purple with white stripes; white throat has two bars, one extends as a partial collar, the other extends behind and below eyes.
Range and Habitat
Wood Duck: Breeds across most of central and eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada and along the Pacific coast from California to British Columbia. Preferred habitats include wooded swamps and freshwater marshes.
Breeding and Nesting
Wood Duck: Nine to fifteen creamy white or pale buff eggs are laid in a tree cavity lined with down. Incubation ranges from 25 to 37 days and is carried out by the female. Young can fly at 56 to 70 days. Occasionally produces two broods per year.
Foraging and Feeding
Wood Duck: Feeds on vegetation, insects, snails, tadpoles, and salamanders; forages while swimming.
Readily Eats
Vocalization
Wood Duck: Call is a thin, high, rising "jeeeeee."
Similar Species
Wood Duck: None in range.
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