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Hybrid?

3 October 2015. Anas platyrhynchos X Aix sponsa? Both species are present in the same enclosure.

Hybrid?
Macaw16, 3 Oct 2015
    • Macaw16
      3 October 2015. Anas platyrhynchos X Aix sponsa? Both species are present in the same enclosure.
      3 Oct 2015
    • FBBird
      Pure Anas platyrhnchos, more or less a Call Duck.
      3 Oct 2015
    • Chlidonias
      just a domestic duck.
      4 Oct 2015
    • Macaw16
      I thought it could have been a hybrid, as it had a completely wrong body shape.
      4 Oct 2015
    • Chlidonias
      completely wrong in what way? It looks completely normal from this photo.
      4 Oct 2015
    • Macaw16
      It's head didn't seem like the right shape for a Mallard, and the shape of it's body just looked a bit odd (I don't know how, just seemed odd).
      4 Oct 2015
    • Pertinax
      As FBBird says, its a Call duck- 'more or less'. Call duck is a bantamised form of domestic Mallard, the head is slightly more domed, the body more compact and the bill very short and 'stubby' while the quack is higher-pitched. This one isn't 'show quality' but exhibits the main characteristics.
      5 Oct 2015
    • Macaw16
      Thanks for everyone's help, it is much appreciated :).


      Just out of interest, would Anas platyrhynchos be able to hybridise with Aix sponsa, as I know ducks are good at hybridising?
      5 Oct 2015
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