Maned duck / Mähnengans (Chenonetta jubata)

Wikipedia: Maned duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Chenonetta_jubata_female_2.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Chenonetta (Chenonetta); Subfamily Dabbling ducks plus extinct (Anatinae); Family Waterfowl (Anatidae)
General: 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. Traditionally placed in the subfamily Anatinae (dabbling ducks), it might belong to the subfamily Tadorninae (shelducks);^[2] the ringed teal may be its closest living relative.^[3] [more]