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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2019-07
Mexican Duck
  (as ssp.)

Date first observed: 13 Sep 2018
Location:
Big Cottonwood Park, Salt Lake County

Sightings:

  • 13 Sep 2018 -  Kenny Frisch  [Record #2019-07] (Photos)
     

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 21 Mar 2019 5 acc, 1 not, 1 nat, 1 nas
2nd round: 13 Jul 2019 6 acc, 1 nas
Completed: 11 Sep 2019 Accepted

 

Summary:  Since there were no signs of hybridization, which would be very common, the committee accepted this as a pure Mexican Duck which at present is a subspecies of Mallard according to the AOS, but may in the future be considered its own species.
 
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