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Scientific Name : Aix sponsa

General Characteristics : Is the largest wood duck in Thailand. The body size is approximately 76 to 80 centimeters. The body is black with white stripes on the wing feathers. The head and the neck have white dots.

Habitat / Food : Can be found in the Central of North America, Canada, Thailand, Assum, Myanmar, Lao, Cambodia, Melayu, Sumatra, and Java.The food is the plant in the swamp.
Behavior / Mating : Lives in the forest, and swamp. It can cling on the tall branch.The Wood Duck builds the nest in the hollow of the tree near the swamp in the big forest.

Current Status : -

Visiting Location : Dusit Zoo, Khao Kheow Open Zoo (Khao Kheow Open Zoo/Sri Racha), Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo, Chiang Mai Zoo, Song Khla Zoo