Ecology of the freckled duck, Stictonetta Naevosa (Gould)

Abstract

The freckled duck mainly lives in the inland where its principal breeding habitat is restricted to a few relatively permanent swamps. Its breeding season is basically regular but it retains the capacity to breed out of season when extensive flooding occurs. It is to some extent nomadic but must be considered one of the more sedentary inland ducks. It is largely a filter-feeder. It is pointed out that the freckled duck is not secure and could decline further following small changes in land-use practices in the inland.