Australian spotted duck (Stictonetta naevosa; Freckled Duck, Canvasback, Oatmeal Duck, Speckled Duck, Diamantina Duck) is a type between ducks and geese, its relative and other duck geese are relatively distant, is the only species in the genus.
Australian spotted ducks can delay breeding during dry periods when they are short of water. Feeds on algae, seeds, grasses, sedges, and small invertebrates.
The Australian spotted duck nests near water sources, and the nest material is generally woven with branches and the lining of the Zhou duck down. Each nest lays 5 to 15 eggs. The breeding season occurs in the Ballou and Lake Eyre basins, in large, temporary swampy areas caused by the floods of the Meredaling system.
Listed in the International Red Book of Birds of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 2009 list ver 3.1.
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