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Tadorna ferruginea
Fairly large duck (some 60 cm in length) with long neck and long dark legs. Body predominantly orange-brown, while the head and neck are much paler, cinnamon buff in color, with white face. The beak is dark brown to blackish. The bird pictured here must be a juvenile, as adults develop a black neck ring in summer.
Here seen on shores of lake Leman (or lake Geneva), urban setting. This is far away from its natural distribution area; records have it that it has been introduced in Switzerland.
Also known as Brahminy duck in India.
Spotted on Dec 21, 2017
Submitted on Dec 21, 2017
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A beautiful and unsusual sight around here... he's one not too far away from 6 years ago:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/619...