[martindove]

Went to a children's zoo in Bridlington yesterday and saw a few interesting ducks. The ID boards were very faded though so I'm not sure what I saw. Can anyone ID these for me, more to follow.

[Sue Wright]

Hi Martin,

The last one is definately a Fulvous Whistling Duck. The first looks a cross between a Mandarin and a Wood Duck to me. The middle one I'm not too sure about.

Sue.

[Pete Mella]

I think the first one's a full wood duck. There's another thread going on at the moment about how mandarins don't hybridise, even with closely related wood ducks.

[Sue Wright]

Thanks Pete,

I think you're right, I just didn't want to put that it was if there was a chance of it being hybrid. Any ideas of the middle one?

Sue.

[Pedley Birder]

Perhaps the middle one could be a Chestnut Teal?
See Link

[lostinjapan]

I think I'd go for

1) Wood Duck -partial eclipse male
2) Chestnut Teal
3) Fulvous Whistling Duck

Cheers

Sean

PS Yes Joern says Wood Duck and Mandarin don't hybridize..in fact because of their genetic make-up Mandartin can't hybridize with any species of duck it seems.

[Sue Wright]

Very interesting Sean and good to learn.

I think Pedley Birder is right about the Teal, here's another good link.
http://www.barwonbluff.com.au/bluff%...nut%20Teal.htm

Sue.

[Dave Hall]

[quote=lostinjapan;975311]I think I'd go for

1) Wood Duck -partial eclipse male
2) Chestnut Teal
3) Fulvous Whistling Duck


I Agree with the above

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by NaturePete

I think the first one's a full wood duck. There's another thread going on at the moment about how mandarins don't hybridise, even with closely related wood ducks.

Yeah I heard about this as well. At seaworld, we even keep the two together, we have for years and neither has ever hybridized with anything else including one another. Where is that thread?

Oh yeah almost forgot, I think it's an eclipse male Wood Duck.

[bitterntwisted]

Originally Posted by Gentoo

Where is that thread?

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=93257

[Gentoo]

Thanks bitter twisted. Very interesting reading there. Always wondered why are Wood Ducks and Mandarins never hybridized even though they live in a pond together all the time.

[martindove]

Cheers everyone, you really know your birds. How about these three?

[Pedley Birder]

I think:
1) Ringed Teal
2) Marbled Duck/Teal
3) White-Faced Whistling-Duck

[BirdPhotography]

1) Wood Duck -partial eclipse male, The Wood Duck is definitely a Wood Duck.
2) Chestnut Teal
3) Fulvous Whistling Duck
4) Ringed Teal
5) Marbled Duck/Teal
6) White-Faced Whistling-Duck

[Sue Wright]

Hi again Martin,

The last 3 are definately

4/ Ringed Teal (male)
5/ Marbled Duck/Teal depends where you are.
6/ White-faced Whistling Duck

Sue.

[martindove]

Thanks once again, that's really helpful.

[Storm-Petrel]

that pond is excellent for exotics for sure!