Can you identify this duck for me?
 

Can someone tell me what duck this is? I thought it was a canvasback hen, but not sure. It also looks like a redhead. I've shot a few of these in Texas, but I am not good at identifying ducks (other than teal, greys, pintails, etc.).

I would say drake scaup In an eclipse plumage.


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Looks more like a redhead hen to me

Red head hens are a lot lighter brown. Just too dark of a brown I think it's a hybrid I could be wrong though.


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Redhead hen

It is a Redhead Eclipse Drake . In full plumage it would have a darker breast and much more red on its head .

This is what I was thinking.

Thanks. I thought it was a redhead, but wasn't sure. Someone said it might have been a canvasback, but I didn't think the neck was thick enough.

put dat in a gumbo

Redhead... Def not a canvasback, they have all black bills

I agree although I do not claim to be a duckologist.
We have killed a few like that this year and that is what I was calling them.

So in eclipse plumage their eyes aren't gold?


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Its a red head mixed with a lesser scaup, mixed with a black panther.

dead duck

I think I have my answer. But I need a question answered first. I see a smudge of what looks like gold on its eye. Waco... When you shot that bird was his whole eye gold or just a smudge. Makes all the difference in the world... And gooh... Redhead hens have white rings around the eye. Shot a bunch last yr with duckgogetter which is reason why I think I have the answer. The eye matters I think. But there are other things too. Redhead drakes always have all gold eyes no matter the phase.... They also have more of a lighter brown tint in eclipse phase. I'll post my answer once I get my answer


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I think redhead drake as well. The color of the eyes being darker are bc of how long it was dead I think. If it was a hybrid I "believe" it would have more of distinct color change line at base of neck. My 2 cents


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Redhead Drake

Yes they are always . You can somewhat see it in one of the pics . I think its just hard to tell in the pics ,prob due to the camera or poor lighting or maybe even because its been dead awhile .