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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

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Field Notes

Description:

Duck with brown breast, yellow bill. Spotted in a mixed group of mallards and mallard-hybrids. This male is in his "eclipse" plumage.

Habitat:

Downtown park with a river running through.

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Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KristalWatrous
Thanks Clement! I am a total rookie when it comes to birds, especially ducks.
ClementDufour
its a male mallard. every year, ducks shed their feathers prior to migrating. when they do this, they loose adult coloring and turn into plumage called "eclipse" plumage. This one is easy to identify because it has a yellow bill and still has a chestnut breast.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Birds of the World

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PublishedOctober 3, 2011

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