Bird Watching: New Zealand Birds, 0 by NM_Jane

NM_Jane wrote:
Changing to ducks now, this one looks like a pure Grey Duck (or very close to it). Notice the teal color on its wing and well-defined face markings.

Again, the Grey Duck looks to be the same as the Pacific Black Duck in Australia and the US. I don't know if there's actually a difference, or if they are just called by a different name in NZ. Also, from what I read, due to extensive hybridization with mallards, the purebred Grey Duck is likely to be New Zealand's next extinct species of duck.