Chenonetta jubata
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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. The Australian wood duck was first described by English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial name Anas jubata.
It had been associated with the ringed teal as possibly its closest living relative, but more detailed recent genetic evidence points to it belonging to an early clade of diving ducks, with its closest relatives being blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) in New Zealand and the pantropical comb ducks (Sarkidiornis), and with these next closest to a group including Hartlaub's duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii), blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera), marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris), white-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata), and the widespread genera Netta and Aythya.
The extinct, flightless 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... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Wood Duck sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 5,242 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Wood Duck in Sydney on a given day, against about 20% in April, the lowest month.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Wood Duck sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Australian Wood Duck sightings, Sydney ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Perth (Australia, about 50%), Melbourne (Australia, about 40%) and Brisbane (Australia, about 40%).
Same family: Anatidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Wood Duck that you can see in Sydney (family Anatidae, Ducks, Geese, and Swans) are Pacific Black Duck (about 50%), Chestnut Teal (about 30%) and Black Swan (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Wood Duck is recorded against all the birds logged in Sydney (5,242 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
