Description | The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of perching duck found in North America. It is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl.
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Aix : Aix sponsa |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Aix : Aix sponsa |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Aix |
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Common Name | wood duck |
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Scientific Name | Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Name Published In | Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 128 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Aix sponsa | species | belongs to Anas | stated without evidence | Linnaeus, 1758 | Aix sponsa | species | belongs to Aix | stated without evidence | Hay, 1902 | Aix sponsa | species | belongs to Aix | stated with evidence | Emslie, 1998 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 4.90 - 0.78 Ma Cenozoic |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Theropoda) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | herbivore (based on Anseriformes) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824 |
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Common Name(s) | Wood Duck, Pato Arcoiris, Canard Branchu, Anatra Sposa, Brautente, Brudeand, Carolina-eend, Pato Joyuyo, Brudand, Kachnička Karolinská, Karolinka, Kačička Obojková, Kisasszonyréce, Koku Pīle, Miškinė Antis, Morsiosorsa, Mõrsjapart, Nevestica, Pato-carolino, ànec De Carolina, Каролинская утка, アメリカオシ, 林鴛鴦, 林鸳鸯, Canard Carolin, Karolin ördeği, Δενδρόπαπια, Каролінка, каролинская утка |
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Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aix_sponsa |
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