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title: "Stictonetta"
description: "Stictonetta naevosa — Vogels. The freckled duck (Stictonetta naevosa) is a waterfowl species endemic to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/freckled-duck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Stictonetta

> Stictonetta naevosa — Vogels. The freckled duck (Stictonetta naevosa) is a waterfowl species endemic to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Stictonetta naevosa*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1269
- Wikidata: [Q382321](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382321)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7083](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7083)

## Names

- en: Freckled Duck
- de: Affengans
- es: Pato pecoso
- fr: Stictonette tachetée
- nl: Stictonetta
- pt: Pato-sardento
- pl: Pstrokaczka

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1198)

## Summary

The freckled duck (Stictonetta naevosa) is a waterfowl species endemic to Australia. The freckled duck has also been referred to as the monkey duck or oatmeal duck. These birds are usually present in mainland Australia, but disperse to coastal and subcoastal wetlands in the dry period. During such times it is common for the freckled duck population to congregate in flocks in the same area, giving the impression that they are more common than they really are.
The freckled duck population is at risk of further reduction from habitat destruction, droughts and game hunting. Often habitat destruction and drought can lead…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freckled_duck

## Photo

![Stictonetta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/freckled-duck/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185383663

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/freckled-duck?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).