Gadwall Photo Gallery
Male
Males are intricately patterned with gray, brown, and black. Note the black rump patch.
© Daniel Pettersson / Macaulay LibraryStockholms län [SE-01], November 08, 2020Female
Often looks square-headed with a steep forehead. Females resemble female Mallards, but with a thinner, darker bill.
© Sharif Uddin / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, June 07, 2020Adult male and adult female
© DAVID BROWN / Macaulay LibraryNew York, October 01, 2004Not all videos have soundMale and female
Male in flight shows a small white patch in the secondaries of the wing, reduced in the female.
© Jeremiah Trimble / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, March 11, 2017Male and female
The female is much browner than the male, with an orange rather than black bill.
© JOHN KIRK / Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 10, 2017Female and chick
Young juveniles are fluffy, with a mostly dark body and yellowish face with dark cap and eyeline.
© Bridget Spencer / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, July 15, 2020Adult male and adult female
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, November 08, 2014Not all videos have soundHabitat
Occurs in a wide variety of wetland habitats.
© Ken Milender / Macaulay LibraryWisconsin, April 22, 2017
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