ML147095971
Contributor
Robert Dobbs Media from this contributor
Date
Location
W Jeff Davis Ave, W Rayne
Acadia, Louisiana, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Unknown age, Male - X
Observation details
Smallish dabbling duck, gen similar size as BWTE, LESC, smaller than NOSH. Dark, rich red-chestnut throughout (except belly not seen), pale blue upperwing coverts and greenish secondaries seen when flapping wings (on water, after preening); buffy scapulars. Red eye. Spatulate bill structure (more so than BWTE). No evidence of hybridization, no pale areas in plumage, ghost patterns on head, etc. With large flock of waterfowl, mostly BWTE, NOSH, LESC, and smattering of other spp, in flooded field just N of sewage ponds.
Technical information
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