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Gadwall (Mareca strepera) Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl (Anatidae) | |||||||||||||
Knarand ~ Pato Friso ~ Snatterand | |||||||||||||
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1402
(1 photos)
2010-02-14 Parque el Cedazo (Aguascalientes), Mexico
Subspecies: strepera 3 males and 1 female. The males are easy to recognize with the black rump, and the grayish brown general tone to the plumage. The female also has her own more grayish brown touch than female Mallard, and one can almost always be sure that a female accompanying one or more male Gadwall, also will be of this species - even though you don't see details well enough. |
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1401
(1 photos)
2012-11-12 Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico
Subspecies: strepera Female. Even when seen under difficult light conditions the female Gadwall is rather easy to distinguish from the female Mallard: It has a more elegantly shaped head and neck with a distinct grayish tone. |
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1405
(1 photos)
2012-12-13 Laguna Zapotlán (jal), Mexico
Subspecies: strepera Female in flight. The white belly in combination with the white mirror reaching the trailing edge of the wing is characteristic for female Gadwall. |
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1404
(1 photos)
2014-03-02 Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico
Subspecies: strepera Same as 1403. Female. |
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1403
(1 photos)
2014-03-02 Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico
Subspecies: strepera Female. The white wing mirror is not visible here, but the slender head and bill with dark toward basis and orange toward the tip are. Not so common in Manzanillo. |