Egg Carrying by a Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

Larry J. Hindman

doi:10.1676/14-188

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Larry J. Hindman¹

¹Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service, 828B Airpax Road, Suite 500, Cambridge, MD 21613, USA; e-mail: larry.hindman@maryland.gov

Abstract

Egg carrying by female ducks has been reported for several species around the world. The first record of a male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) carrying an egg herein is reported. This is only the second documented account of a male of any waterfowl species carrying an egg or eggshell.

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Larry J. Hindman "Egg Carrying by a Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127(4), 759-761, (24 December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1676/14-188

Received: 13 December 2014; Accepted: 1 April 2015; Published: 24 December 2015

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