Brown mallard with white breast? (1 Viewer)

[CalifornianFrost]

Firstly, I apologize for the poor quality--I have a Motorola--but I was at a suburban pond/lake in California and I stumbled across this peculiar looking duck/mallard. It was a very dark brown with a white patch on its breast.

As I watched it, it interacted with a male Mallard and then they say on the grass together. They were separate from the rest of the group. There weren't any other ducks with the same coloring around.

I figure it is some sort of juvenile/variation of a mallard I just haven't seen before. Thanks in advance!!

 

[MelospizaMelodiaFan]

It's a domestic/mallard hybrid. Mallards are notorious for interbreeding.

 

[CalifornianFrost]

Thank you! I figured, there was also a massive white duck there that seemed to be leading the rest of them so I figured it was a duck of some sort.

 

[Butty]

Domestic duck (not a hybrid).