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Stictonetta naevosa
Spotted on May 3, 2014
Submitted on May 4, 2014
4 Comments
Thank you very much for the information!
Only breeding males exhibit the red at the base of the bill...female generally display a grayish bill: http://images.theage.com.au/2013/03/25/4... ....The colors may suggest a female blue billed duck: https://www.flickr.com/photos/betwitched... but your duck has a flat upturned bill and a body that no where resembles that of a stiff-tail...
At first I thought this was a freckled duck, but the blue bill has me somewhat confused.
Freckled duck