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I know it is a duck, but what kind?

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Posted by Patrick O'Healy on December 14, 2012 at 8:08 PM
I know it is a duck, but what kind?
Taken today at San Joaquin Wildlife Preserve in Irvine, CA. Thank you for helping me figure this out. Despite using my Sibley Field guide, it is still a mystery to me.
Posted by Richard Ditch on December 14, 2012 at 9:19 PM
Gadwall
Posted by Tjie Poo on December 15, 2012 at 12:22 AM
Broad Wings, mostly white underwing coverts, high forehead, thin dark bill, contrasting gray breast and white belly and if you look carefully, you'll notice cinnamon secondary covert ( part of the wing ) behind the nape. All these indicate a male Gadwall.

Tjie Poo
Posted by Nick Baldwin on December 15, 2012 at 8:32 AM
I concur; nice shot too btw. (-: