Which duck species? Southern Iran (1 Viewer)

[gholamhosseini]

Hi
Is this a wild (natural) duck? which species?
Thanks

 

[Andy Adcock]

Hi
Is this a wild (natural) duck? which species?
Thanks

No.

 

[Butty]

Domestic duck

 

[Vyomkesh]

Domestic Mallard (melanistic possibly)

 

[Butty]

There's no reason to think it's melanistic other than that it's a domestic bird with selectively-bred ancestors.

 

[Vyomkesh]

There's no reason to think it's melanistic other than that it's a domestic bird with selectively-bred ancestors.

Thanks

 

[Andy Adcock]

There's no reason to think it's melanistic other than that it's a domestic bird with selectively-bred ancestors.

No reason to think Mallard either is there with that bill and head shape?

 

[Vyomkesh]

No reason to think Mallard either is there with that bill and head shape?

Hybrid?

 

[Butty]

Looks fine for domestic-mallard-shape to me. I don't see any reason to consider hybridisation or, specifically, that Muscovy duck is involved. It's one of many many many different types of perfectly standard domestic duck.

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

Looks like a Runner Duck type, ie a domestic variety of Mallard.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Looks like a Runner Duck type, ie a domestic variety of Mallard.

If it is a 'Runner', they have no shared history with Mallards afaik?

 

[Butty]

Indian Runner duck - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I realise I run the risk here of looking like someone who cares about domestic ducks

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

Runners are a breed of Mallard. Andy, as a bibliophile can I recommend “Unnatural Selection “ by Katrina van Grouw as a source of further information here.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Runners are a breed of Mallard. Andy, as a bibliophile can I recommend “Unnatural Selection “ by Katrina van Grouw as a source of further information here.

Maybe modern strains but Mallards aren't native to the place they originate?

 

[Andy Adcock]

Indian Runner duck - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I realise I run the risk here of looking like someone who cares about domestic ducks

'They were found on the Indonesian islands of Lombok, Java and Bali where they were 'walked' to market and sold as egg-layers or for meat.'

Mallards weren't found in Indonesia then where they?

 

[Butty]

No idea. Why not? I bet chickens have been travelling the world for a very long time.

 

[gholamhosseini]

Excuse me for delay in response.
Thanks all for useful comments.
Best