Mallard or not?

[Emmey]

Hi, we have had some male ducks for almost a year now. Problem is we don't know what they are. They look like Mallards except no yellow beak and patches of grey in their green heads. Can we have some help identifying them, please.

 

[EverythingDucks]

Looks like a juvenile Mallard to me. It's possibly a hybrid of some sort

 

[Isaac 0]

Rouens are almost as twice as large as Mallards, Rouens have two stripes across the eye while Mallards have one.

 

[Isaac 0]

 

[Emmey]

Thank you

 

[EverythingDucks]

Rouens are almost as twice as large as Mallards, Rouens have two stripes across the eye while Mallards have one.

I didn't think about that. @Emmey how big are they?

 

[Emmey]

We haven't measured them yet and I did look up images of Rouens and its also looks like they have yellow beaks.

 

[Isaac 0]

Males typically have green/yellow bills, the duck in the picture you provided is a male.

 

[Emmey]

Yes they are males, but the bill is not yellow/green more of a light grey.

 

[Isaac 0]

Looks normal to me.