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Mottled Duck x Mallard Hybrid

Anas fulvigula x Anas platyrhynchos

Photo by Rosa Maria
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A hybrid (Mottled Duck x Mallard).

Habitat:

Wetlands, marsh.

Notes:

Picture was taken at the Orlando Wetlands Park.

Species ID Suggestions

"Muddled" Duck (Mottled Duck x Mallard hybrid)

Anas fulvigula x platyrhynchos
Liam
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Comments (2)
James McNair
Nice. Please consider joining mission Birds seen in Florida http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/179406008
Liam
Black gape spot, dark plumage indicate Mottled, but white tail and odd facial pattern mean Mallard genes too.

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PublishedMarch 15, 2014

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