Jan 21, 2010 · No duck has “true teeth”, of course, though some have specialized adaptations for filtering (e.g., shovelers) or for the gripping of large slippery prey (e.g., mergansers). I just looked up LT Duck on BNA-online, but found no reference to “lamellae” or “teeth” except a bare mention of the former in connection with the bill of the duckling. According to BNA, LT Ducks have a …

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Feb 16, 2025 · I saw this hybrid duck today in Vienna (Austria). It was swimming and diving with Common Pochards. Could it maybe be Common Pochard X Tufted Duck? Thank you in advance!

Nov 17, 2024 · Hello, I saw this duck in Noord Holland today, am hoping for some ID help for tufted vs scaup. Thanks!

Jul 31, 2015 · Hi there I read in a bird book recently that there was now a wild/feral population of Wood Ducks living in the UK, specifically in Surrey and Berkshire. Obviously these originated from escapees/deliberate releases, but are now legitimately being acknowledged as a wild, self-sustaining population, just like the Mandarin duck population is.

Nov 9, 2013 · Howdy I took several photos of this duck, it is obviously a mallard. The body is right, it even has a curly tail. But the head is purple, not green. How common is this with mallards? Along with that, I photographed (although I can't find …

Feb 21, 2009 · Yes, mergansers are sea ducks (tribe mergini) as are the Smew & the goldeneyes which also nest in tree cavities. The scaups are diving ducks (tribe aythini) & nest on the ground in the conventional manner (as indeed do the eiders & some other sea ducks). Tree-nesting ducks don't really "perch" in trees--their feet aren't adapted for that- …

Nov 13, 2012 · Thus a domestic duck that isn't a Muscovy Duck and isn't a first-generation Muscovy Duck x Mallard hybrid is a Mallard. Selective breeding of domestic Mallards has produced a large variety of different "breeds" of Mallard which vary enormously in plumage, bare parts, size and structure but they are all 100% Mallard and not hybrids between ...

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May 12, 2014 · I've been trying to do some searching on this and have come up with contradictory answers. My questions is: Are the ruddy ducks in St James Park part of the collection or are they feral (Cat C) birds? I've seem someone mention they are part of the collection but they are reported on the WeBS...