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Germanata svedese
Dabbling duck. Color: Slate blue/gray with white breast and neck. Length: 86 cm (33 inches). Weight: 3.17 kg (7 lbs.). Eye color: brown, Bill shape: spatulate. Bill color:dull yellow with black lines. Food: insects, larvae, seeds, grains, vegetation.
Weissport Canal
Endangered breed; fewer than 2,500 in the USA and fewer than 5,000 in the world. These ducks have mallard ancestry. Make good pets.
Spotted on Jan 20, 2013
Submitted on Jan 20, 2013
7 Comments
Thanks so much Reza. So glad to spot one for the first time since this duck is so rare.
What a beautiful, clear picture !
I agree with Swedish blue or Blue Swedish. Thanks!
Liam is a great resource for bird ID. :)
Breed might be Blue Swedish, crested is a variety caused by a skull deformity: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Ducks...
Thanks gatorfellows. I have never seen this duck before.
Moat likely a domestic crested duck; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_Duc...)