GREENHEAD…GREEN BODY? Mutant mallard!

by Skip Knowles • January 25, 2012 • 13 comments

 

Frankenmallard

This all-green mallard was taken in Dermott, Ark.

This viral photo of a solid green Frankenmallard crossed our desk courtesy of biologist and WILDFOWL contributor Brad Fenson, who got it from an outfitter, who got it from a little bird flying around the Internets…this supermallard would be gorgeous to see glimmering on a lake in the sun and would make a cool mount, but the question remains, is it just a nasty hybrid-domestic/muscovy inbreed from the local park that got a “Call of the Wild” urge to fly with his wild brethren into shotgun range? Or could it be a legitimate high-flying mutant mallard of true wild-bird genetics?

We’ve all seen photos of those gorgeous solid black/green rooster pheasants, and mildly mutated black/duck mallard hybrids. And dark colors are genetically dominant. What do you think? Have you seen a quacker like this Christmas-y freak? The duck was allegedly killed in Dermott, Ark.

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13 Responses

  1. Mike B

    The pail yellow of the beaks leads me to believe it is a hybrid mallard, not in inbreed.

    On January 25, 2012 at 5:53 pm • Reply
  2. Dreese

    Almost looks like a Black East Indies.

    On January 26, 2012 at 12:01 am • Reply
    • Colton G.

      i thnk thts what happened a black duck mallard cross

      On January 26, 2012 at 12:14 am • Reply
  3. chase

    Ive gotta pet Cayuga duck in a pond.looks just like it but with a black beak.so im guessing its a farm duck breed with a wild mallard that maybe flew to where its parent was.this making it have the wild temptation of flying off.leading to its final day infront of some steel

    On January 26, 2012 at 12:18 am • Reply
  4. mother ducker

    seems like that fact is mallards will get it on with any duck that holds still long enough, yet on the other hand if it is a true mutation among wild birds that is a cool evolutionary part of nature that is to be respected.

    On January 26, 2012 at 3:53 am • Reply
  5. right right

    wait, we have an update:
    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1015055537…

    On January 27, 2012 at 7:17 pm • Reply
  6. d cantrelle

    it was killed in louisiana. it s all over louisianasportsman.com

    On January 28, 2012 at 12:58 am • Reply
  7. Ghetto

    I was searching for "solid green mallard" for info after seeing this picture last week from a friend that was hunting with the fella who killed said duck. It was in Arkansas.

    On January 31, 2012 at 12:16 am • Reply
  8. ken

    It was killed,an is now in a Gumbo!!!!

    On January 31, 2012 at 1:27 am • Reply
  9. Duck Thumper

    A friend if mine has a mallard/pintail cross mounted and is currently on display at Hackberry Flats headquarters near Fredrick, Okla. It's beautiful!!

    On January 31, 2012 at 4:13 pm • Reply
  10. Brent

    I mounted a Mallard/Pintail Drake Hybrid I took near Bunkie, LA in January 2011. Its amazing when comparing it to both species because it has so many characteristics of both!!

    On February 1, 2012 at 7:43 pm • Reply
    • skip knowles

      Excellent, i look forward to one day finding a Canada Swan Goose ("swoose?") for the wall, or perhaps a long-tailed eider, lol

      On February 6, 2012 at 7:24 pm • Reply
  11. Smitty

    Gentlemen! Basic knowledge is, Mallard drakes will breed with each other, let alone other breeds. Living on a farm in MI, we have had cross breeds of multiple kinds with Mallards in our cattle ponds. They have no morals when it comes to breeding!

    On February 28, 2012 at 4:02 pm • Reply