Australian wood duck: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Australian wood duck Chenonetta jubata Least concern

Where the Australian wood duck lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Scientific name	Chenonetta jubata
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	54 g (birth weight); 807 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the Australian wood duck live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Australian wood duck in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Australian wood duck?

Wikidata records the following for the Australian wood duck: mass 54 g (birth weight); 807 g (adult weight).

Is the Australian wood duck endangered?

The Australian wood duck’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Australian wood duck?

The Australian wood duck (Chenonetta jubata) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Chenonetta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Australian wood duck

The Australian wood duck, maned duck, or maned goose (Chenonetta jubata) is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia. It is the only living species in the genus Chenonetta.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Australian wood duck (revision 1378054748), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q837402 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).