Can someone ID this duck ? Minneasota, USA (1 Viewer)

Rachalle · Oct 1, 2017

I live in Monticello Minnesota and around my neighborhood, there have been two ducks that I've been seeing almost daily for the past month while walking my dog. The smaller duck I'm assuming is a mallard, but I have no idea what the larger black duck is and I've never seen one like it before.

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Thank you!

fugl · Oct 1, 2017

The big one is a domestic Mallard which come in all sorts of colors, shapes and sizes.

http://www.10000birds.com/manky-mallards-domestic-feral-or-just-plain-odd-mallards.htm

Corvus cornix · Oct 1, 2017

Hi and welcome to Bird Forum.

As Fugl says, it’s one of the vast array of domestic Mallard breeds.

Cheers

Zheljko · Oct 2, 2017

Rachalle said:
I live in Monticello Minnesota and around my neighborhood, there have been two ducks that I've been seeing almost daily for the past month while walking my dog. The smaller duck I'm assuming is a mallard, but I have no idea what the larger black duck is and I've never seen one like it before.
Thank you!

The big duck is a domestic-type Mallard. Note the blue speculum (mirror) on the wing, and the down-turned bill. In Muscovies and hybrids the speculum would be green and the bill would be more horizontal.

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