Dusky Call Ducks
The CDA/BWA Standard 2007 for the Dusky Mallard Call
MALLARD DUSKY MALE
Head and Neck : Black with green lustre on the head and upper neck. Eyes: Dark brown. Bill: green, dark bean. No white collar.
Back: Dark grey-brown, shading to greenish black over the rump.
Breast: As flank feathers; no claret bib.
Flanks etc. Light grey, each feather finely stippled (pencilled, like the Dark Campbell) with dark grey.
Tail: Grey-brown, paler outer feathers; coverts and undertail greenish black.
Wings: Primaries grey-brown. Secondaries: (speculum) sooty grey with slight iridescence only, tipped with fine whitish-grey line. Tertials grey-brown. Minor coverts grey-brown; secondary coverts tipped with white then fine black line. Scapulars slightly darker than Mallard, brown edged. Under-wing coverts pearly grey-blue; axillars pale brown-grey.
Legs: Legs and webs dull orange.
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MALLARD DUSKY FEMALE
Head and Neck :Brown, with darker graining. No eye stripes. Eyes: Dark brown. Bill: Dull grey-brown with dark bean and saddle.
Back: Brown, with darker pencilling (chevrons).
Breast and flanks: Brown, with dark brown pencilling on each feather. Underbody similar.
Tail: Dull dark buff, irregularly marked with brown; darker tail feathers in the centre than the outer edges.
Wings: Primaries, secondaries and tertials dull brown. Slight iridescence only on sooty grey secondaries, tipped with faint whitish-grey line. Minor coverts brown-grey; secondary coverts tipped with white forming a bar above the secondaries.
Under wing coverts and axillars as drake.
Legs: Dull orange with darker webs. |
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