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IDENTIFICATION OF DUCKS HAS
TWO MAIN PROBLEMS:
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DRAKES CHANGE THEIR WARDROBE WITH THE SEASONS SO THAT THE
DISTINCTIVE MALE BREEDING PLUMAGE IS REPLACED BY A TRANSITION
PLUMAGE AND THEN THE ECLIPSE PLUMAGE WHICH LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE
CORRESPONDING FEMALE
-- FEMALE
DUCKS ARE DESIGNED TO BE INCONSPICUOUS, BROWN AND WELL-CAMOUFLAGED
AND MANY LOOK REMARKABLY SIMILAR
SINCE THE
MAIN WATERFOWL INDEX PAGE FOLLOWS CONVENTION BY PICTURING MALE DUCKS
IN BREEDING PLUMAGE, THIS PAGE ILLUSTRATES SEVERAL OF THOSE FEMALES
WHICH DIFFER FROM THE MALES AND ARE BASICALLY SIMILAR BROWN DUCKS |
