Carolina Wood Duck
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Aix sponsa
Occasional escapee & possible vagrants.
Native of North America.
No records of Wild Birds in Britain, only in Iceland.
Frequent escapes occur from Captivity.
The Adult Male has stunning multicolored iridescent plumage and red eyes, with a distinctive white flare down the neck.
The Female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat.
Both adults have crested heads.
The speculum is iridescent blue-green with a white border on the trailing edge.
The Male's call is a rising whistle, jeeeeee; the Females utter a drawn-out, rising squeal, do weep do weep, when flushed, and a sharp cr-r-ek, cr-e-ek for an alarm call.