Aix sponsa Linnaeus 1758 (wood duck)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combination: Anas sponsa

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Aix according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Emslie 1998, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kilmer and Steadman 2016, Linnaeus 1758 and Wetmore 1940

Sister taxa: Aix galericulata, Aix praeclara

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (11: Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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