duck from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (1 Viewer)

Please help with these

Debbie

Female, Chinese Spot-billed Ducks.

#2 and #3 seem to be domesticated versions of Chinese Spot-billed. The proportions of the head, bill and body are not right for wild birds (this is especially notable on #3, which has a fat body and long, sloping head). Both show orange patterning on the sides of the bill suggesting they carry genes from Mallard (most likely domestic Mallard). And both appear to be lacking primaries, suggesting they have had their wings clipped.

#1 looks closer to a wild Indian Spot-billed, subspecies haringtoni, which lacks the red spot on the bill (although this bird has a black spot where the red would be, which I haven't noticed before). Compared to Chinese, note the lack of 'smile line' from the bill to the cheek, pale fringes to the underparts and lack of white in the supercilium/throat. However, it looks to be quite tame and seems to be lacking primaries, so I wonder if this is also a captive bird.

Agree on domesticmallard x spotbill hybrids for 2 and 3 ....

wondering if 1 can be Indian x eastern spotbill?