Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) Freckled Duck
The Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: Australia (except tropical north and Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Stictonetta naevosa
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Freckled Duck
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas naevosa
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- Western Australia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.95 p.177
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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