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Anyone know what type of duck this is?
Dec 31, 2019 18:43:32   #
jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.
 
I shot these here in the San Diego area recently. I've checked a couple of bird ID websites, but have not been able to ID.


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Dec 31, 2019 18:54:21   #
pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs
 
jkm757 wrote:
I shot these here in the San Diego area recently. I've checked a couple of bird ID websites, but have not been able to ID.


My Merlin app tells me it a common Shelduck. Nice photo by the way.
Google juvenile common shelduck and you’ll find it.

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Dec 31, 2019 19:32:43   #
jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.
 
pmorin wrote:
My Merlin app tells me it a common Shelduck. Nice photo by the way.
Google juvenile common shelduck and you’ll find it.


According to the Google search I did, I doubt it's a Common Shelduck since they're not located in North America.

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Dec 31, 2019 20:27:11   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Looks like a Mallard hybrid to me. They cross with domestic ducks frequently.

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Jan 1, 2020 00:23:59   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
I would have guessed Mallard hybrid, too.

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Jan 1, 2020 08:49:29   #
bamfordr Loc: Campbell CA
 
kpmac wrote:
Looks like a Mallard hybrid to me. They cross with domestic ducks frequently.


Our guess is that mallards cross breed with other “wild” ducks, not necessarily just with domestic ducks. We also have geese that have characteristics of Canada Geese and Greater White-Fronted.

I have read that such crosses are frequently associated with ponds and other relatively limited habitats where birds tend to reside year round, abandoning migration.

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Jan 1, 2020 10:17:54   #
Tonyf1234 Loc: Hyattsville, MD
 
Mallard/domestic Duck hybrid. These things are found all over the place where the two species occur. I.e. almost any city park/pond.

Ducks are notorious hybridizers, and many types can be found. However the Domestic/Mallard is the commonest, and this picture is like lots of others I see on Facebook, here, etc, where people want to know what they have.

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Jan 1, 2020 19:16:09   #
jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.
 
Thank you everyone. I guess my duck is a mutt.

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Jan 1, 2020 20:52:56   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
I really like #1.

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Jan 1, 2020 21:46:34   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
I would agree with everyone that proclaimed Mallard hybrid. On page 16 of Sibley's Guide to birds there is an identical picture of a Mallard hybrid variant including the large yellow bill.

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Jan 25, 2021 16:08:10   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
Beautiful shots, but I have no idea of the I.D. It reminds me of parts of many ducks I have seen put together to make an entirely new one

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