Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Overview

The Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) is a species of bird (class Aves) in the family of dabbling ducks (Anatidae).

Description

Dark-bodied with a creamy face. About the same size as mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Both sexes have a shiny green-blue wing patch, which is not bordered with white as with the mallard. Males and females are similar, but the male's bill is bright yellow, whereas the female's is deep to pale orange, occasionally mottled with black.

Range

Found in wetlands from southern Florida in the United States, along the Gulf of Mexico coast to Mexico.

Gallery

Observed

Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) - United States

United States

Observed
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) - United States

United States

Classification

Species in the Genus of Anas

African Black Duck

Anas sparsa

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

Andaman Teal

Anas albogularis

Andean Teal

Anas andium

Auckland Islands Teal

Anas aucklandica

Bernier's Teal

Anas bernieri

Brown Teal

Anas chlorotis

Campbell Islands Teal

Anas nesiotis

Cape Teal

Anas capensis

Chestnut Teal

Anas castanea

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Eaton's Pintail

Anas eatoni

Gray Teal

Anas gracilis

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Hawaiian Duck

Anas wyvilliana

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

Laysan Duck

Anas laysanensis

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Mauritius Duck

Anas theodori

Meller's Duck

Anas melleri

Mexican Duck

Anas diazi

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

Philippine Duck

Anas luzonica

Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Sunda Teal

Anas gibberifrons

White-cheeked Pintail

Anas bahamensis

Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Yellow-billed Pintail

Anas georgica

Yellow-billed Teal

Anas flavirostris

External Links

Mottled Duck – Wikipedia
Mottled Duck – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Mottled Duck – Audubon.org