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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: rjbaked on December 17, 2014, 10:47:35 AM

Title: Odd Duck
Post by: rjbaked on December 17, 2014, 10:47:35 AM

I came across this Mallard in Orillia, ON which seemed to almost glow-in -the-dark. Is he leucistic or just have some domestic blood in him.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8634/15842731230_2f37b48737_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/q8Y93s)Odd Duck (https://flic.kr/p/q8Y93s) by Rick J. Baker (https://www.flickr.com/people/15503097@N05/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7519/15407727934_a45e406caf_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ptwCHC)Odd Duck 2 (https://flic.kr/p/ptwCHC) by Rick J. Baker (https://www.flickr.com/people/15503097@N05/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Odd Duck
Post by: Paul O'Toole on December 17, 2014, 01:43:33 PM

I came upon the same type of plumage on a mallard down here in Kingston.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7225/13315130163_b862f78dd7_c.jpg)

Title: Re: Odd Duck
Post by: cairnstone on December 17, 2014, 03:01:23 PM

I came across one of these too in December 2012 in Oakville. I am assuming partially-leucistic Mallard.

(http://i60.tinypic.com/29bzqsg.jpg)

Title: Re: Odd Duck
Post by: Henrique Pacheco on December 17, 2014, 10:23:10 PM

I've seen a couple of these. Mallards are really tricky because they hybridize so much then you have the domestics and it's just a big mess to ID them. I thought this was a leucistic at first but I've had people tell me that it's actually a hybrid between wild mallard and domestic mallard. Still an interesting duck.  :D