Branchy duck
The duck carolin or branchy duck ( Aix sponsa ) is one of the two species of the kind Aix . It owes its name with the Caroline, States of the the United States where the first specimens were captured.
The duck carolin measurement approximately the three-quarters of the size of a Duck mallard, is approximately 50 cm for a scale of 75 cm. The male has a highly coloured plumage which makes that the species is often held in captivity, the female is, as for it, much duller.
One meets it mainly on the east coasts and west of the the United States where he attends lakes and marsh. This species needs trees for nidifier since the eggs are laid in a cavity of tree or an artificial nesting box.
The installation of nesting box made it possible the duck carolin to see its populations developing in the United States after an abusive hunting at the beginning of the 20th century.
The species was introduced into various countries of Europe but did not acclimatize itself like the Mandarin duck.
The varieties blonde and white are regarded as domestic.
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