The most common duck to mate with other species is the mallard. Greenheads will often breed with pintails, black ducks, wigeon, and teal. But as cool as it is to shoot a “pintallard,” hybridization ...

Including rare species and accidental visitors, there are 47 different duck species recorded in North America. You can divide them into puddle ducks, diving ducks and sea ducks.

Q. I am new to duck hunting, and I'm very bad at identifying different ducks, and drakes vs. hens. How do I get better at identifying different duck species and their gender? A. That's a tough one ...

Ducks are a wildly diverse group of birds with vastly different feeding habits. Here’s a basic breakdown of what wild ducks eat and where to find it. Divers vs. Dabblers. At the most basic level, most ...

Decades ago, I’d visit glacial lakes in late March and early April to spot common loons and different duck species, such as buffleheads with their compact bodies and pure white-and black plumages.

Wood ducks have crossbred with at least 20 other duck species. I've been fortunate over the years to not only spot several waterfowl hybrids but also have captured images of some odd ducks.

There are about 20 different duck species that number in the hundreds of thousands that travel through Iowa on their way to breeding grounds in the northern United States and Canada, he said.