It’s a Mallard drake. In New Zealand there were hardly any pure Pacific Black Ducks left (they call them Grey Ducks) 40years ago due to hybridization with Mallards. I don’t know what the situation is there now. I think it should be removed. If its too close to a settlement to shoot then feeding and trapping may be the only option.
From: Martin Butterfield [
Sent: Thursday, 21 August 2014 1:13 PM
To: COG List
Subject: [canberrabirds] Trucking Yard Lane today
Still no Plumed Whistling Ducks. However this was swimming around with the Black Ducks and Grey Teal:
To my mind this looks pretty much like a Mallard, with no Pacific Black Duck DNA. What doo others think?
