Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
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Call and song
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About the Wood Duck
Breeding males are stunning with ornate, colorful patterns visible up close; appears dark overall at a distance. Females gray-brown with thin white eyering. Crest on head. Found in wetlands and flooded woods. Flies through trees with exceptional maneuverability, thanks to its long tail. Often shy and quick to flush. Call is a loud, screeching whistle.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 63 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Zimbabwe
