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Mallard × Muscovy Duck (Anas platyrhynchos × Cairina moschata)Observer
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It resembles a mallard duck, but the colouration is not mottled, as both the adults and juvenile mallard ducks are. I thought it could also be a hybrid, but was not able to identify it using online bird keys.
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Domestic Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)Observer
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There was only one domestic duck in the pond, but the pond mostly had mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and Paradise shelducks (Tadorna variegata).
This could perhaps have been a result of translocation, when it was owned as a chick then deposited in the pond. It was quite friendly toward people.
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No photos or sounds
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New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)Observer
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Vocal, active, hopping around in a large tree in Woodhaugh gardens, Dunedin. Seemed to be packing at tree trunk. Alone, but others heard in tree canopy nearby.
