Wild black ducks????

[Meesh]

We have a pair of black ducks on one of our ponds this Spring. Are there any wild ducks that are black??? Are these escaped domestics? They are really pretty.

- Michelle

 

[farm_mom]

I have cayugas, they're all black (including beaks and feet), I know they say they originate from awild black duck, but I don't know if such a duck exists anymore.

 

[Guitartists]

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1330id.html

 

[Lophura]

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Colorado seems a little too far west for wild American Black Ducks, but possible none the less (we've had reports of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks in the KC metro area on the MO Birds List).

Not a wild species, but very capable of flying would be Black East Indies. Can you post a pic?

Dan

 

[farm_mom]

Here's a pic of my cayugas. Hope this helps!

They're still immature, the males will green up a bit about the head.

 

[MaryT]

They are very pretty

 

[ticks]

Do you mean they were colored black? their is a brred of duck called the black duck that are sometimes considered rare.