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  1. Joern Lehmhus

    Mallard with a blue/grey bill

    This is a variant in mallard bill coloration, most likely lacking the carotenoids and therefore resulting in a bluegrey bill like in wigeon or pintail. There is no sign of hybridisation with another species; a mallard x scaup sp., though documented, looks quite different , much plainer and more...
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