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Variation in Long-tailed Ducks
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Frenchman's
Bay in Pickering near Toronto, Ontario |
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First winter male
Long-tailed Duck at Frenchman's Bay on 4 March 2016. Scroll down for
males and females assigned by bill colour. |
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Two females and a
first year male (centre) Long-tailed Ducks at Frenchman's Bay on 2
March 2016 |
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First winter male
Long-tailed Duck at Frenchman's Bay on 4 March 2016 |
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First winter male
Long-tailed Duck - all brown, no white in the scapulars. 4 March
2016 |
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Another first winter
male. with white tips to scapulars and some all white scapulars.. 4
March 2016. |
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Females |
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Adult females: "Female winter plumage is the plumage
having the most white; head-neck has dark patches on white; hindneck
always white; most of underparts white. Also the female plumage
having the widest range of individual variation in general colouring
from rich rusty to gray birds." Palmer 1976. Vol 3. p. 348. |
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Female bill medium grayish or
grayish blue, lighter subterminally with a trace of pinkish, and
with dark tip. Palmer 1976. Vol 3. |
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Female Long-tailed
Duck on 4 March 2016 |
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Female Long-tailed
Duck on 4 March 2016. |
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Two female Long-tailed
Ducks on 2 March 2016 |
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Female with Zebra Mussels. 2 March 2016. |
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Links |
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Page 1 Male
Long-tailed Ducks |
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Page 2
Female
Long-tailed Ducks |
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Page 3
Male and female
Long-tailed Ducks |
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Page 5
Long-tailed
Duck Bills |
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Page 6
More Long-tailed
Ducks |
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