Hi Arron,
It is possible that the bird you saw in the ponds at the Sydney Royal
Botanical Gardens was a Wandering Whistling Duck, the one suspected of
being an escapee from Taronga Zoo, which I suppose is only about 4-5 km
away as the crow flies! It has been recorded there before!
Alan Morris
NSWFOC Records Officer
Arron Davies wrote:
> Today I was at the Sydney Botanical Gardens and saw an
> unusual looking duck in the the main pond below the
> kiosk. It was about 2/3 the size of the grey ducks
> with which it was associating, and superficially
> similar to a whistling duck. It had a brown back and
> cream flank plumes, underdeveloped compared to a
> whistler. The rest of the field marks I don't recall.
>
> There is nothing in my field guide like it. I suspect
> it is a cross of some sort, probably
> semi-domesticated. Is anyone familiar with this bird
> and know what it is ?
>
> Incidently, the banded rail was making an appearance
> near the kiosk, a little shy of the lunchtime crowds.
>
> thanks Arron
>
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