Freckled Duck

Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_9809 20230511 - adult male. CLICK for another view w. Chestnut Teal.

Notes: Uniformly dark; closely freckled w. small off-white spots. High crown, scooped
bill long & deep at base. Breeding male: base of upper mandible waxy red. Underwing like
Pacific Black Duck. Filter feeder. Breeds in lignum or cane-grass swamps, SE & SW Aust.

Range from eBird^©(last 10 years)

Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_9590 20230511 - adult female (plain upper mandible).

Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_6203 20200131 - adult male (waxy red base to upper mandible). CLICK for another view.

Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_6173-6180 20200131

Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_2966 20240102 - female

Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_2888 20240102 - breeding male

Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic MVI_9720 20230422 - adult male

Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_6204 20200131