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Is this a hybrid Mallard, or something else? (1 Viewer)

Cervus

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I saw this pair of ducks at Riverbend Park in Jupiter today (where, incidentally, a Tufted Titmouse has been hanging out for the past couple of days; a rarity in Palm Beach County).

One duck in the photo is a Mottled, but I'm stumped about the other. I initially presumed it was a hybrid, but after a bit of research I've found pictures of similar ducks labeled as a bibbed Mallard or Duclair mallard. Is "bibbed" or "Duclair" a breed of domestic duck? Is this a hybrid, or an escaped domestic duck?

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