Mottled duck / Floridänte (Anas fulvigula)
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MerlinBirdID says mottled ducks near Mark's place in St Petersburg - they resembled female mallards but darker, males have yellow bills, females they call olive but pictures show orange and brown too. 2023-09-25 09:52:18 Florida
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Observations
Only documented observation: 2023-09-25Description
Classification: Genus Ducks (Anas); Tribe Dabbling ducks (Anatini); Subfamily Dabbling ducks plus extinct (Anatinae); Family Waterfowl (Anatidae)General:
The mottled duck (Anas fulvigula)[note 1] or mottled mallard is a medium-sized dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female mallard and the American black duck. It is closely related to those species, and is sometimes considered a subspecies of the former, but this is inappropriate (see Systematics below).
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