Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) [XC451816]
by Paul Marvin from River Lakes Conservation Area near Viera, Brevard Co, Florida, United States (call)
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) [XC192343]
by Paul Marvin from Peacocks Pocket Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, United States (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
fulvigula Ridgway, 1874 - South-central, south-eastern. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).
maculosa Sennett, 1889 - Atlantic southern USA to Mexico. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).