The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a partially migratory species of perching duck found in North America. The male is one of the most colorful North American waterfowls. See more

The wood duck was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Anas sponsa. Linnaeus based his account on the "summer duck" from Carolina that had … See more

The population of the wood duck was in serious decline in the late 19th century as a result of severe habitat loss and market hunting for both meat … See more

In 2013, the Royal Canadian Mint created two coins to commemorate the wood duck. The two coins are each part of a three coin set to help promote See more

The birds are year-round residents in parts of its southern range, but the northern populations migrate south for the winter. They overwinter in … See more

Breeding
Their breeding habitat is wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes, ponds and creeks in the eastern United States, the west coast of the United States, some adjacent parts of southern Canada, and the west coast of See more

• Wood Duck Society
• BirdLife species factsheet for Aix sponsa
• "Wood Duck media". Internet Bird Collection.
• Wood duck photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University) See more