Mystery Duck - anyone know what this is?

Any clue what kind of duck this is? My first thought is that it's a juvenile mallard but I couldn't find a photo of one that looked anything like this, especially that white chest. Maybe it's some kind of mutant or hybrid or ?

I saw a young one that was accompanied by a male and female mallard. I think forum member @Alan also has a few photographs of these types of ducks, too. Nice photo, Dave!

Just a common mallard hybrid -- the females are very promiscuous and will favor any male with a green head; with all the inbreeding and close crosses, the coloration of males is highly variable. The tell-tale is the curled hind feathers.

Pre Duck à l'orange

Don Kuykendall said:

Pre Duck à l'orange

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No a good choice -- mallards (outside of true isolation) will eat damn near anything. A muscovy is as ugly as can be, but very nice at the table.

jdeg said:

10,000 Birds | Domestic or Manky Mallards

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Good article. I wouldn't be surprised of hybrids and in this case manky. Oh The wonders of evolution.


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