Australian Wood Duck - Maned Duck - Chenonetta jubata

Australian Wood Duck

Chenonetta jubata

Other Names: Maned Duck
Family: Anatidae (Ducks and allies, 20 species in Australia)
Size: 44-50 cm
Distribution: Most of Australia except the East half of WA, the West halves of NT and SA, and the very tip of North QLD
Status: Locally Abundant
Habitat: Timbered areas near water; short pasture or herbage; inland tanks, dams
References: Simpson and Day, Reader's Digest

A very common water bird. The male has a "mane" on the top of his head, hence its other name, the "Maned Duck".

Australian Wood Duck - Maned Duck - Chenonetta jubata
Photo: Wentworth Falls Lake, Blue Mountains NSW

Australian Wood Duck - Maned Duck - Chenonetta jubata
Photo: Wentworth Falls Lake, Blue Mountains NSW

Australian Wood Duck - Maned Duck - Chenonetta jubata
Artwork: John Gould, 'The Birds of Australia', 1848. Original Scanned Image.

Some Birdwatching Resources


Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds, Peter Slater, Pat Slater and Raoul Slater Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds, Peter Slater, Pat Slater and Raoul Slater. This is a smaller field guide, and its advantage is it is easy to carry around. Its size is 21.3 x 11.4 x 2.8 centimetres, or 8.4 x 4.5 x 1.1 inches in the old scale. So it is a good one to get if you want to have your field guide with you out in the field. Unlike most of the field guides it also has illustrations of the eggs of all the birds that breed in Australia. It has very good reviews on Amazon.

Click here to Purchase from Australia (Booktopia)

Purchase from Australia (Angus & Robertson)

Click here to purchase from Australia (The Nile) $28.45 AUD (May be unavailable)

Click here to purchase from Australia (Fishpond) May be expensive.

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Finding Australian Birds A Field Guide to Birding Locations, by Tim Dolby and Rohan Clarke Finding Australian Birds A Field Guide to Birding Locations, by Tim Dolby and Rohan Clarke. From the eastern rainforests to central deserts, Australia is home to some 900 species of birds. This book covers over 400 Australian bird watching sites conveniently grouped into the best birding areas, from one end of the country to the other. This includes areas such as Kakadu in the Top End and rocky gorges in the central deserts of the Northern Territory, the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, rainforests distributed along the eastern Australian seaboard, some of the world's tallest forests in Tasmania, the Flinders Ranges and deserts along the iconic Strzelecki and Birdsville Tracks in South Australia, and the Mallee temperate woodlands and spectacular coastlines in both Victoria and south west Western Australia.

Purchase from Australia (Booktopia)

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Australian Bird Field Guides

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