Help Identifying Duck Species --North-eastern Pennsylvania (1 Viewer)

[anonymousbirder]

Hello, I was hoping someone could help me identify this duck species. I saw it in Northeastern Pennsylvania with a group of mallards. It's larger than the mallards. The body is more of a chocolate brown. I thought the head looked similar to a Northern Pintail's, but the body is off, and the white and black aren't quite in the same pattern of a pintail's. Any ideas?

 

[D Halas]

It's a Domestic Duck.

 

[anonymousbirder]

It's a Domestic Duck.

Thank you!

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

I agree with D.Halas that it looks like a domestic duck, but I think it could well be a Mallard x Muscovy hybrid. Please note:

• monster size
• long rear end with long tail
• flesh base to the bill and pinkish-flesh band near the tip

I think, that if you include this hybrid-typ into the domestic/plastic/manky-mallard-category, is some kind of personal preference. And I hope for others to jump in, as I am not totally sure, this is indeed this hybrid. Domestic Mallards are so variable.

 

[birdmeister]

I agree with D.Halas that it looks like a domestic duck, but I think it could well be a Mallard x Muscovy hybrid. Please note:

• monster size
• long rear end with long tail
• flesh base to the bill and pinkish-flesh band near the tip

I think, that if you include this hybrid-typ into the domestic/plastic/manky-mallard-category, is some kind of personal preference. And I hope for others to jump in, as I am not totally sure, this is indeed this hybrid. Domestic Mallards are so variable.

My thoughts too, Alexander! The huge size (not an exclusively Muscovy trait) and pink bits on the bill took me to the same possible conclusion.

 

[nartreb]

Domestic duck with mixed mallard, muscovy ancestry, for the three bullet points Alexander mentioned. (I dont' see a pinkish band near the tip of the bill, only a bright reflection, but the fleshy bill base is more than enough to convince me)

 

[anonymousbirder]

I agree with D.Halas that it looks like a domestic duck, but I think it could well be a Mallard x Muscovy hybrid. Please note:

• monster size
• long rear end with long tail
• flesh base to the bill and pinkish-flesh band near the tip

I think, that if you include this hybrid-typ into the domestic/plastic/manky-mallard-category, is some kind of personal preference. And I hope for others to jump in, as I am not totally sure, this is indeed this hybrid. Domestic Mallards are so variable.

My thoughts too, Alexander! The huge size (not an exclusively Muscovy trait) and pink bits on the bill took me to the same possible conclusion.

Domestic duck with mixed mallard, muscovy ancestry, for the three bullet points Alexander mentioned. (I dont' see a pinkish band near the tip of the bill, only a bright reflection, but the fleshy bill base is more than enough to convince me)

Thank you!