Species

Aix sponsa (Wood duck)

Aix sponsa. Photo: (c) Manuel Raab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of perching duck found in North America. The drake wood duck is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
        Family: Anatidae (Ducks, geese, and swans)
        Genus: Aix (Wood and mandarin ducks)
        Species: Aix sponsa (Wood duck)

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