Hybrid?

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  Macaw16

• 3 Oct 2015

3 October 2015. Anas platyrhynchos X Aix sponsa? Both species are present in the same enclosure.

 

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  FBBird

• 3 Oct 2015

Pure Anas platyrhnchos, more or less a Call Duck.

 

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  Chlidonias

• 4 Oct 2015

just a domestic duck.

 

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  Macaw16

• 4 Oct 2015

I thought it could have been a hybrid, as it had a completely wrong body shape.

 

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  Chlidonias

• 4 Oct 2015

Macaw16 said:

I thought it could have been a hybrid, as it had a completely wrong body shape.

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completely wrong in what way? It looks completely normal from this photo.

 

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  Macaw16

• 4 Oct 2015

Chlidonias said:

completely wrong in what way? It looks completely normal from this photo.

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It's head didn't seem like the right shape for a Mallard, and the shape of it's body just looked a bit odd (I don't know how, just seemed odd).

 

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  Pertinax

• 5 Oct 2015

As FBBird says, its a Call duck- 'more or less'. Call duck is a bantamised form of domestic Mallard, the head is slightly more domed, the body more compact and the bill very short and 'stubby' while the quack is higher-pitched. This one isn't 'show quality' but exhibits the main characteristics.

 

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  Macaw16

• 5 Oct 2015

Thanks for everyone's help, it is much appreciated .


Just out of interest, would Anas platyrhynchos be able to hybridise with Aix sponsa, as I know ducks are good at hybridising?