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Wood Duck

#4 WOOD DUCK

Male Wood Duck

Group name:

Aves = Birds (Duck Family)

Habitat:

Wooded rivers, swamps, ponds.

Traits:

1. Male is brightly colored. Feathers are shiny. Has crest.

2. Female drab gray/brown with white markings.

3. Lays eggs in holes in trees.

4. To 20 in. long.

Female Wood Duck to the Right.

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