Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigulaRidgway, R, 1874
English (US) Mottled Duck
The Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
- Scientific name
- Anas fulvigula
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Mottled Duck
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1874
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Anas fulvigula fulvigula
- Anas fulvigula maculosa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas obscura var. fulvigula
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1874
- Type locality
- St. John's River, Florida.
- Original description
- The American Naturalist, An Illustrated Magazine of Natural History 8 p.111
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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