Hi all,
Thought I’d throw in my two cents on this bird given that it seems to have
become a popular topic of discussion. Thank you to Sally Waterhouse for
bringing this bird to Cobirds so it can reach a broader audience.
I presume that the bird I documented on December 29 is the same bird
I will go out on a limb and suggest that this is a candidate for Mexican x
Mottled based on the appearance of typical male Mexican Duck except for three
traits inherited from Mottled Duck: moderate black gape spot, purple tinge to
blue speculum, and buff patch on throat. Are these all within
Hello Sally,
Looking at the birds dark brown plumage throughout the torso, lack of any
green on the head, and other features. Most Mexican Ducks in the US have
hybrid genes, however this one looks closer to the pure Mexican Duck side
of the spectrum to me.
Ben Sampson
Boulder, CO
On Sunday,
New photo showing speculum of same bird in question
https://ebird.org/checklist/S100849831 To me the speculum looks like
typical Mallard.
Sally Waterhouse
Nathrop, CO
On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 8:19:57 AM UTC-7 Sally Waterhouse wrote:
> Looking for some thoughts on this. The duck has
