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Mallard x Black Duck Hybrids

Anas sp.

Photo by Lucy Myotis
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Field Notes

Description:

Pair of ducks

Habitat:

Small woodland pool famous for marbled and spotted salamanders

Notes:

Picture quality is poor because of distance, sorry!

Species ID Suggestions

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

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Stian Waaler
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Comments (3)
Liam
You have a Mallard and a Mallard x Black Duck hybrid, both hens. The bird preening in the first shot and in the front in the second is the hybrid. Black Ducks don't show any white edging on the speculum (blue wing patch) and tend to have darker tails. However, dark plumage and clean olive bill suggest Black Duck in the lineage. Black Ducks and Mallards hybridize regularly.
Stian Waaler
You're welcome Lucy Myotis. That's the great thing with Project Noah, you can learn so much here ;)
Lucy Myotis
Thank you! I have a hard time with ducks, so I call most of my sightings 'not a mallard'. It's nice to know at least one species by sight.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2013

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