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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

24 April 2015
Mallard

This Mallard has a lot of Grey Duck in it, from the general colour and bold facial striping
 
New Zealand has a very complex population of mallard X grey duck. It is difficult to find pure grey ducks anywhere in the country, and most mallards show varying degrees of hybridisation (and also a lot of domestic genes). Lots of muscovy genes around as well.
 
Mallard.....

Although infertile, the female hybrids will lay and incubate. I'm not sure if it's only the cross one way or both that lays. Some that I watched, dived freely for food. Some perch a lot, like Muscovies.
 
Grey Duck? Do you mean Anas superciliosus?
 
Australians call them Pacific Black Ducks because they aren't black. Obvious really :p
 

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