Brewer's duck
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Anatinae |
Tribe: | Anatini |
Hybrid: | Anas platyrhynchos × Mareca strepera |
Brewer's duck[1][2][3][4][5][6] is an intergeneric hybrid between a mallard and a gadwall. John James Audubon painted a specimen,[7][8] also referring to it as a Bemaculated Duck,[9] a misspelling of "bimaculated".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Confusing Domestic Ducks". Birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ Jorn Lehmhus. "Brewer's Duck : A Hybrid with a History" (PDF). Aviculture-europe.nl. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Brewer's Duck - Original Audubon 1st Edition Octavo". Default Store View. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ Gerlach, John and Barbara (2015-04-17). Digital Nature Photography: The Art and the Science. CRC Press. ISBN 9781317805144.
- ^ "Mallard Duck - Environment". Environment. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "They're birds of a different color, these hybrid ducks". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ Audubon, John James (1839-01-01). A Synopsis of the Birds of North America. H. & C. Black. ISBN 9780608434988.
- ^ The Birds of America: 6. V.G. Audubon. 1856-01-01.
- ^ "Bemaculated Duck". Audubon. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Bimaculate". The Free Dictionary.
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