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Bird call
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) call
Females give a rising, squealing oo-eek in flight; males a thin, high, rising whistle.
Listen to the Wood Duck call
A field recording of the Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) by Anne Parker, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Wood Duck in wetland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Wood Duck
These birds belong to the duck family, like the Wood Duck, so their calls can sound alike.
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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
The classic duck's 'quack-quack-quack', loud and descending from the female; drakes give soft, rasping notes.
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Canada Goose Branta canadensis
A loud, honking 'ah-honk', given in noisy chorus from flocks on park lakes and in flight.
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Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
Maori: putangitangi. The female's high zeek-zeek against the male's deep honk.
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Black Swan Cygnus atratus
A far-carrying musical bugle, often from a flock on the water.
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New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
Maori: papango. A soft whistle from the male; otherwise near silent.
Questions
Questions about the Wood Duck
What does the Wood Duck sound like?
Females give a rising, squealing oo-eek in flight; males a thin, high, rising whistle. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Wood Duck?
Mallard, Canada Goose, Paradise Shelduck, Black Swan and New Zealand Scaup sound similar.
Where can I hear the Wood Duck?
SongLark teaches it in two courses: Birds of the Pacific Northwest and Birds of Eastern North America.
How can I learn the Wood Duck call?
In SongLark's Birds of the Pacific Northwest course, it comes in Level 5: Valley Fields & Marshes. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Wood Duck in two courses: Birds of the Pacific Northwest and Birds of Eastern North America. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
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Birds of the Pacific Northwest54 birds · United States
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Birds of Eastern North America65 birds · United States
- In Birds of the Pacific Northwest, the Wood Duck comes in Level 5: Valley Fields & Marshes. That Level is about willamette Valley farmland, wet meadows and cattail marsh.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Wood Duck comes in Level 5: Lakes, Marsh & Shore. That Level is about cattails, ponds and big lakes.
Learn it with these birds in Level 5 of Birds of the Pacific Northwest
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Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
A gurgling konk-la-ree ending in a buzzy trill, from a cattail perch.
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Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
A mechanical rattling trill, like a sewing machine, deep in the reeds.
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Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
A rolling witchety-witchety-witchety from reeds and damp scrub.
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Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
A rich, flute-like song that bubbles and gurgles down the scale; Oregon's state bird.
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Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
A thin, buzzy song: a few high chips, then a long insect-like buzz, then a short tsip.
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Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Liquid, gurgling twitters and a cheerful, chirping song over ponds and marshes.
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Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
A loud, rolling, bugling garoo-oo-oo that carries for miles over fields and marshes.
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Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
A grunting, pig-like series that runs down the scale, and a sharp kid-ick, kid-ick.
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