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  Maned Duck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Maned Duck, Chenonetta jubata, is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia.
The flightless, aberrant New Zealand species Chenonetta finschi (Finsch's Duck) which was formerly believed to constitute a monotypic genus (Euryanas) has been determined to belong to Chenonetta.
It became extinct before scientists could properly survey the New Zealand avifauna, but possibly as late as 1870.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maned_Duck   (175 words)

  
 The Display of the Maned Goose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
31) that the Maned Goose (Chenonetta jubata--called "wood duck" in Australia) is closely related to the Carolina Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, and even more closely to the Mandarin, Aix galericulata.
In habits and behavior, it resembles them nearly; and in pattern, the downy young is strikingly similar to that of Aix galericulata.
Either I had never seen the Aix type of display so well marked in Chenonetta (See p.
elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Wilson/v057n02/p0129-p0129.html   (260 words)

  
 Wood Duck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Wood Duck or Maned Duck, Chenonetta jubata, is 45-50 cm long, with a goose like short dark bill, olive-brown legs and brown iris.
The upper body has grey feathers with dark quills and the breast is speckled grey-brown.
The usual clutch is nine to eleven 58x43mm cream-white eggs, incubated for 28 days.
home.vicnet.net.au /~fbpw/woodduck.htm   (254 words)

  
 CSIRO PUBLISHING - Wildlife Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Effects of breeding and environment on body condition of maned ducks, Chenonetta jubata
Body weights and fat levels of non-breeding maned ducks on the southern tablelands of New South Wales and in the Australian Capital Territory were high during spring and summer, and low during autumn and winter.
Body condition of maned ducks was related to food availability, whether breeding or not, to the stage of breeding, and in females to pair status.
www.publish.csiro.au /nid/144/paper/WR9910577.htm   (187 words)

  
 Australia,wildlife in australia,birds in australia,bird resource in australia,australia wildlife,bird in australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It is our largest bird, second in size to the ostrich and is found throughout almost all of the mainland.
Australian Wood (Maned) Duck (Chenonetta jubata): One of the uniquely Australian ducks found throughout the country.
They prefer timbered areas near water and often perch in trees.
www.bizahead.com /countries/australia/travel/bird.shtml   (515 words)

  
 Kirtley-Perkins Galleries - Australia: Birds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
White-headed Shelduck (Tadorna radjah); Diving Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni); ducks in marsh with heron and Black-necked Stork (Xenorhynchus asiaticus) in the background; Australia, 1995
Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata); male and female pair on water; Australia, 1995
Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa); gallinule with red beak with yellow tip, swimming; Australia, 1995
kirtley-perkins.com /photos/galleries/Australia/birds   (519 words)

  
 Harteman Wildfowl - Australian Wood duck / Maned duck / Maned goose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Maned duck / Maned goose / Australian Wood duck
This species is also known as the Australian Wood Duck or the Maned Goose and is the only member of the genus Chenonetta.
They are found throughout Australia and Tasmania, being most numerous in the eastern areas.
omnibus.harteman.nl /anseriformes/ducks/maned.html   (363 words)

  
 worldbirder.com - Bird thumbnails from the search Chenonetta Displaying 1 to 1 of 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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