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Whistling-Duck (1 Viewer)
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Rasmus Boegh
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Plumed WD (Dendrocygna eytoni) - from Australia. The one with its rump turned towards the camera probably is something else, but I'll have to check a guide to be sure.
hughredcanary
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rasmus the one with its rump turned towards the camera is a mallard sory
hughredcanary
hugh
I am told they are East Indian wandering whistling duck but I can fined a photo to confirm
JANJ
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hughredcanary said:
Rasmus is right, maybe you are thinking of Dendrocygna bicolor (Fulvous Whistling Duck)http://www.ejphoto.com/fulvous_whistling_duck_page.htm
Plumed:http://www.ejphoto.com/plumed_whistling_duck.htm
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Gwynn
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JANJ said:
Or maybe you are thinking about Dendrocygna arcuata ( Wandering Whistling duck)http://www.birdforum.net/bird_view.php?bid=8880, not that it matters as they are Plumed Whistling ducks as both Rasmus and JANJ say
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hughredcanary
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thank you all very mutch
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gwynn thank you for the link
Joern Lehmhus
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I am not sure if the other bird really is a mallard, plumage pattern does definitely not fit a normal mallard female.
hughredcanary
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I see your pont joern a pitty I did not hav a better shot of it thanks
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Rasmus Boegh
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... actually, I dislike the headshape. Doesn't seem very Anas to me. On the other hand the angle is difficult and I can't claim I've been looking at a lot of female Mallards from this particular angle (at least not while concentrating!). No species really rings a bell for me and I will leave it at that unless a photo from another angle appears. Anyway, I guess the most important was the Whistling Ducks and you've got that ID. Probably my favorite member of the genus, they really are handsome with the upturned flank plumes.
