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WetlandCup nestLarge · 903 g
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The freckled duck has a distinctive appearance. It is characterised, in adults, by dark grey to black plumage covered with small white flecks, which gives the duck the 'freckled' look. The feet, legs and bill of both sexes is of a slate grey colour. Hatchlings and juveniles are distinguished by a uniform light grey plumage, which they lose around their 32nd week when they undergo a full body moult to assume the adult plumage. The adult freckled duck is sexually dimorphic. On average, males are the larger sex, with average weight between 700 - 1200 g.
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When to see the Freckled Duck
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Freckled Duck
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About the Freckled Duck
The freckled duck is a waterfowl species endemic to Australia. The freckled duck has also been referred to as the monkey duck or oatmeal duck. These birds are usually present in mainland Australia, but disperse to coastal and subcoastal wetlands in the dry period. During such times it is common for the freckled duck population to congregate in flocks in the same area, giving the impression that they are more common than they really are.
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Easily confused with
Steller's EiderPolysticta stelleriSteller's eider is the smallest of the four eiders, with both females and males weighing 860 g (30 oz) on average.
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisAll the species of the genus Branta are distinguished by their dark sooty colour, relieved by white, and as a distinction from the grey geese of the genus Anser.
Andean GooseChloephaga melanopteraThe Andean goose is 70 to 76 cm (28 to 30 in) long and weighs 2.73 and 3.64 kg (6.0 and 8.0 lb).
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