This page contains many species of female duck, where the female differs from the male.
Female ducks generally have a dull brownish plumage which helps them become less conspicuous by blending into the background. The Male (drake) has a bright colourful plumage in the breeding season to attract a mate but often looks more like the female (Duck) when it moults after the start of the non-breeding season and gains its eclipse plumage. Some species of female ducks, particularly the South American ducks, have the same colour plumage as the male.
Below are a selection of female ducks which have a different colour plumage or eye-colour to that of the male and may be helpful in identifying various species of duck.
Click on the Duck photographs to enlarge them or if you click on the Duck's name then it will take you to another page with information, more photos, and sometimes a video of that particular Duck.
Click on the Duck photographs to enlarge them or if you click on the Duck's name then it will take you to another page with information, more photos, and sometimes a video of that particular Duck.