Ducks I.D.

These were at a local park. As we pulled by the water edge, this pair came up to us as if expecting to be fed.

The pair, male and female?

Muscovy ducks.

And this one?

AG, can you differentiate the male Muscovy from a female? Thanks.

Pekin and muscovy?

First two are domesticated Muscovy Ducks; third is also, but closer to the plumage type of wild Muscovy Duck.

Last pic is both domesticated Mallard breeds.

Resin

Thanks Resin, are there a female in the group? All males?

Sorry, not sure if it is possible to sex domestic Muscovy Ducks! With wild-type birds, males have a larger face wattle than females, but in domesticated ones the wattles on both sexes are much larger than they ever are on wild birds.

Resin

Thanks Resin.

Hi, Lily. Just came across your post.
We have several generations of Muscovy ducks at the pond next to our house. While it isn't always reliable, what Resin says is correct about the face wattle, though the ones I'm familiar with, the males have much more pronounced ones. The males are also almost always significantly larger. The males hiss, whereas the females can make a quiet cooing sound. The least reliable clue I can also add is that males tend to have darker feet, more black - less yellow.
All the ones in your pix look like males, though it's hard to tell on that one that's furthest from the camera in the top pics.
Deb.

Hi Deb.

Thanks for sharing your observation about these ducks. I've to chuckle to learn that even ducks share some common characteristic with human's typical traits, i.e.

LOL. I hadn't thought of that. :)