What duck is this.

["Paul Hackett" <>]

Hi Tim,

My guess would be female Blue-billed duck. The bill looks too long and the
wrong shape for Musk Duck. Another clue is the duckling behind the duck in
the second photo. The facial markings fit for Blue-billed Duck with the
light stripe extending from the eye. I believe a Musk Duck duckling has an
all dark head with paler lores.

Cheers, Paul



Paul Hackett
Melbourne, Australia
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-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Tim Murphy
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:12 PM
To: 
Cc: bird
Subject: What duck is this.

I have just posted two pictures of a female duck on the Birds Queensland
Website. http://www.birdsqueensland.org.au/

Please tell me what you think it is.

This is a puzzle to which I do not know the answer - that is I still
hesitate to agree with the photographer's identification. Arrogance on my
behalf perhaps but that is a Webmaster's privilege.

Tim Murphy


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