California
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
(L 20" WS 33" Wt 2 lb)
Appears dull gray but up close the
male is delicately patterned all over.
male is delicately patterned all over.
30Dec2009
Shadow Cliffs
Pleasanton
Watsonville Slough
21Dec2012
Lake Murray
San Diego
04Jan2014
27Dec2008
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Ellen
Blackstone
Blackstone
Mareca in Portuguese means
smaller duck; strepera in
Latin means noisy.
smaller duck; strepera in
Latin means noisy.
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Society
Society
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female
juvenile