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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Image:Mottled Duck female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, [[Texas]], [[USA]], October 2016]]
 
53–58 cm (20¾-22¾ in)
 
53–58 cm (20¾-22¾ in)
 
*Dark body
 
*Dark body
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*Lighter head and neck
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*Head and neck not as dark
 
*Orange legs
 
*Orange legs
 
*Dark eyes
 
*Dark eyes
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*Greenish-blue wing patch<br />
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*Teal blue wing patch
 
*Bill
 
*Bill
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:*Yellow shaded to orange in male
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[[Image:Mottled Duck female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley+Jones}}<br />Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, [[Texas]], [[USA,]] October 2016]]
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[North America]]: found around the Gulf of Mexico and [[Florida]].
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[[File:Mottled_Duck_Juvenile_STJN.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile, subspecies ''maculosa''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />South Padre Island, Cameron County, [[Texas]], [[USA]] April 2017]]
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In [[North America]] present in the [[USA]], [[Central America]], [[Mexico]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
 
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
*''A. f. fulvigula'':
 
*''A. f. fulvigula'':
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:*South-eastern [[US]] ([[Florida]])
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:*South-eastern [[USA] ([[Florida]])
 
*''A. f. maculosa'':
 
*''A. f. maculosa'':
 
:*Gulf coast of US ([[Alabama]] to southern [[Texas]]) and north-eastern [[Mexico]]; introduced to [[South Carolina]]
 
:*Gulf coast of US ([[Alabama]] to southern [[Texas]]) and north-eastern [[Mexico]]; introduced to [[South Carolina]]
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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They can be found on a wide variety of wetland habitats.
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Frequents a variety of wetland habitat ranging from those more established to those resulting from seasonal rainfall.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
====Diet====
 
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They are [[Dictionary_M-O#O|omnivorous]] and opportunistic feeders, their diet consisting of items such as molluscs, aquatic insects and plants.
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An [[Dictionary_M-O#O|omnivorous]] and opportunistic feeder, they primarily gravitate toward invertebrates found in a wetland type environment, vegetable matter, smaller fish & shellfish, as well as insects.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
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Their nest is built on the ground amongst vegetation.
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Nest amongst vegetation on the ground.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Bielefeld, R. R., M. G. Brasher, T. E. Moorman, and P. N. Gray (2020). Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.motduc.01
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#Wikipedia
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#Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase -  https://avibase.ca/697B933E ]. Retrieved 23 June 2021
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anas]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anas]]

Latest revision as of 20:08, 3 November 2024

Photo by Steve G
Polk County, Florida, July 2005
Anas fulvigula

Identification

Female
Photo by Stanley Jones
Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA, October 2016

53–58 cm (20¾-22¾ in)

  • Dark body
  • Head and neck not as dark
  • Orange legs
  • Dark eyes
  • Teal blue wing patch
  • Bill
  • Yellow shaded to orange in male
  • Orange shaded to yellow in female

Distribution

Juvenile, subspecies maculosa
Photo © by Stanley Jones
South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA April 2017

In North America present in the USA, Central America, Mexico

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • A. f. fulvigula:
  • A. f. maculosa:

Habitat

Frequents a variety of wetland habitat ranging from those more established to those resulting from seasonal rainfall.

Behaviour

Diet

An omnivorous and opportunistic feeder, they primarily gravitate toward invertebrates found in a wetland type environment, vegetable matter, smaller fish & shellfish, as well as insects.

Breeding

Nest amongst vegetation on the ground.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Bielefeld, R. R., M. G. Brasher, T. E. Moorman, and P. N. Gray (2020). Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.motduc.01
  3. Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/697B933E ]. Retrieved 23 June 2021

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External Links

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