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Photo © by Rose Fletcher
Adelaide, South Australia, 17 September 2008

Alternative Names: Australian Wood Duck, Maned Goose

Chenonetta jubata

Identification

Photo © by Ken Doy
Eagleby, Queensland, Australia, 24 July 2016

44–56 cm (17½-22 in)

Grey overall plumage
Dark brown head
Mottled breast
Grey wings with black primaries
White speculum

Male

Black "mane" at the back of the head (not always erect)

Female: white stripes above and below the eye and mottled underparts

Distribution

Australia (except driest regions); visitor to Tasmania.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Lightly wooded swamps and marshes.

Behaviour

Breeding

They nest in a tree hole. The clutch consists of 8-12 eggs.

Diet

They feed mostly by grazing, but also dabble and up-ends in shallow water, feeding on aquatic plants.

Vocalisation

Male gives long, drawn-out mewing call that is both mournful and distinctive, and the female gives a similar vocalization to encourage her partner to mate. Flocks chatter when feeding.

Movements

Mostly sedentary.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Carboneras, C. & Kirwan, G.M. (2019). Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/52856 on 28 December 2019).
Frost, P.G.H. 2013 [updated 2017]. Australian wood duck. In Miskelly, C.M. (ed.) New Zealand Birds Online. www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz
Marchant, S.J.; Higgins, P. (eds) 1990. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds. Vol. 1, ratites to ducks. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Australia.

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Maned Duck. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Maned_Duck

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-[[Category:Chenonetta]]
+[[Image:AussiWoodDuck.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Rose+Fletcher|Rose Fletcher}} <br />Adelaide, [[South Australia]], 17 September 2008]]
+'''Alternative Names: Australian Wood Duck, Maned Goose'''
 ;[[:Category:Chenonetta|Chenonetta]] jubata
-[[Image:AussiWoodDuck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rose Fletcher <br/> Photographed: Adelaide, South Australia .]]
 ==Identification==
+[[Image:Australian Wood Duck4.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Eagleby, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], 24 July 2016]]
+–56 cm (17½-22 in)
+*Grey overall plumage
+*Dark brown head
+*Mottled breast
+*Grey wings with black [[Topography#Wings|primaries]]
+*White [[Topography#Wings|speculum]]
+<br />
+'''Male'''
+*Black "mane" at the back of the head (not always erect)<br />
+'''Female''': white stripes above and below the eye and mottled underparts
-Also called Australian Wood Duck.
+==Distribution==
+[[Australia]] (except driest regions); visitor to [[Tasmania]].
--51 cm.  Grey, dark brown head and mottled breast. Female has white stripes above and below the eye and mottled underparts. Both sexes have grey wings with black primaries and a white speculum.
-==Distribution==
-[[Australia]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-It is the only living species in the genus Chenonetta. Traditionally placed in the Anatinae (dabbling duck) subfamily, it might actually belong to the Tadorninae (shelduck) subfamily (Sraml et al. 1996); possibly, the Ringed Teal is its closest living relative (Johnson & Sorenson 1999).
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
 Lightly wooded swamps and marshes.
 ==Behaviour==
-It nests in a tree hole laying 8-12 eggs.
+====Breeding====
+They nest in a tree hole. The clutch consists of 8-12 eggs.
+====Diet====
+They feed mostly by grazing, but also dabble and up-ends in shallow water, feeding on aquatic plants.
+====Vocalisation====
+Male gives long, drawn-out mewing call that is both mournful and distinctive, and the female gives a similar vocalization to encourage her partner to mate. Flocks chatter when feeding.
+====Movements====
+Mostly sedentary.
-It feeds mostly by grazing.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Carboneras, C. & Kirwan, G.M. (2019). Maned Duck (''Chenonetta jubata''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/52856 on 28 December 2019).
+#Frost, P.G.H. 2013 [updated 2017]. Australian wood duck. In Miskelly, C.M. (ed.) New Zealand Birds Online. [http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/australian-wood-duck www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz]
+#Marchant, S.J.; Higgins, P. (eds) 1990. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds. Vol. 1, ratites to ducks. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Australia.
+{{ref}}
-It rarely swims.
+==External Links==
+{{GSearch|"Chenonetta jubata" {{!}} "Maned Duck" {{!}} "Australian Wood Duck" {{!}} "Maned Goose"}}
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+{{VSearch|"Chenonetta jubata" {{!}} "Maned Duck" {{!}} "Australian Wood Duck" {{!}} "Maned Goose"}}
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+<br />
+<br />
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chenonetta]]
-==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Chenonetta+jubata}}
-*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=10&bid=53 View more images of this species on the ABID]
-[[Category:Birds]]