Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)

Breeds along the gulf coast of the US from GA along FL and all the way down into Mexico. An introduced population in South Carolina is doing quite well. North Carolina has only a few records, including the birds below.

	Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) Brunswick Co., NC 24 Nov 2007 Note pale head with unmarked schoolbus-yellow bill and the black spot at the base of the bill.
	Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) Brunswick Co., NC 24 Nov 2007 Brighter-billed male is on the left, female on the right.

	Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) Brunswick Co., NC 24 Nov 2007
	Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) Brunswick Co., NC 24 Nov 2007

	Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) Brunswick Co., NC 24 Nov 2007

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