FORESTRY
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mallard
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Blue-winged Teal
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Wood Duck
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None of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Wood ducks (Aix sponsa) are cavity-nesting waterfowl that engage frequently in conspecific brood parasitism.
Detailed explanation-2: -About 1% of all known bird species are obligate brood parasites. Other obligate brood parasites include: all African Honeyguides, about half of the species of cuckoos, the Black-headed Duck in South America, Shiny Cowbirds, Screaming Cowbirds, Bronzed Cowbirds, and Giant Cowbirds.
Detailed explanation-3: -The wood duck feeds on seeds from trees, wetland plants and bay grasses, including oak acorns, wild rice and pondweeds. It also eats insects and small invertebrates. It will usually find its food on the water’s surface, but may “tip up” its tail and submerge its head to reach food underwater.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most waterfowl broods consist of a dozen or fewer offspring hatched from eggs produced by their biological mother.