Australian Wood Duck

Maranganna (mar’ang’an’nar).

There are two populations in Australia, east and west. They are separated by the arid zone along the Western Australia border with South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Up to 48 centimetres long with an 80 centimetre wingspan.

The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 1,720 km. The oldest bird recorded was recovered 9 years 1.3 months after being banded (information as at 14 June 2012).

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.

What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978

Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf

Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/31944e98-202b-4c14-b480-6508740dde58