All Types of Duck Species from around the world

If you are trying to identify a duck and can't find it on this page then it may be a female or a male duck in eclipse plumage. It could also be a hybrid duck which is the offspring of two different duck species, which is quite rare.

It may also be a Domestic Duck which has escaped into the wild. They are quite a common sight in your local park. Most Domestic Ducks are descended from the wild Mallard and will also breed with them producing a hybrid Domestic Duck X Mallard (sometimes called a Manky Mallard, Feral or Domestic Mallard). These are also a fairly common sight and have a similar shape to a Mallard but are usually a bit larger with various coloured plumages.

Feral Domestic Muscovy Ducks are also fairly common in the wild in parts of the UK, Europe, USA and Australasia etc. They are large ducks which resemble the wild Muscovy duck (see photo above) but have a varied black & white or brown & White plumage.

If you have seen and photographed a Duck, Goose, or Swan and are struggling to identify it then you can email a photograph to us and we will do our best to identify it for you.

You can also post your wildfowl photos on our Facebook page to show them or ask for them to be identified.