Editing Freckled duck (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
[[File:Freckled Duck female RWD3.jpg|thumb|left|Female at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina]]
Endemic to Australia, the freckled duck is mainly situated throughout inland regions of the Eastern section of the country—including New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. This species also has known populations in South Australia and Western Australia.<ref name=:24>{{cite journal|last1=Maher|first1=M. T.|last2=Braithwaite|first2=L. W.|year=1992|title=Patterns of waterbird use in wetlands of the Paroo, A river system of inland Australia|journal=The Rangeland Journal|volume=14|issue=2|pages=128–142|doi=10.1071/rj9920128}}</ref> Due to habitat requirements, distribution of the freckled duck directly correlates to water flow and rainfall in river catchments and wetland systems.<ref name=:10>{{cite web|publisher=Department of Environment and Heritage NSW|year=2016|title=Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/savingourspeciesapp/project.aspx?ProfileID=10771}}</ref> Because of this, main populations of this species are located within the Paroo-Warrego catchment (Currawinya Lakes), Eyre-Georgine-Mulligan catchment (Lake Torquinie), and potentially at Lake Galilee. High numbers have also been recorded at the Cooper's Creek catchment, wetlands within the Barkley Tablelands, the Bulloo River catchment and Lake Gregory in central north Western Australia.<ref name=:24/>

Freckled duck habitat preference can be split into two distinct categories: breeding and non-breeding habitat. While this species does not appear to have any sort of distinct migratory pathway or seasonal migration to find suitable breeding habitat.<ref name=:1>{{cite book|last1=Blakers|first1=M.|last2=Davies|first2=S.|last3=Reilly|first3=P. N.|year=1984|title=The Atlas of Australian Birds|location=Melbourne|publisher=Melbourne University Press}}</ref> The freckled duck sometimes travels long distances to find a suitable breeding location, and seems to prefer large bodies of fresh water with thick vegetation. Usual contenders are recently flooded wetland systems and swamps.<ref name=:10/> After breeding, the freckled duck disperses to more coastal areas with more permanent bodies of water such as lakes, reservoirs, and ponds. These areas are often more exposed and contain little vegetation.<ref name=:25>{{cite book|last=Martindale|first=J.|year=1986|title=The Freckled Duck|location=Moonee Ponds, Victoria|publisher=Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union}}</ref>