There are 3 ducks in total.
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Yes, black and white magpie ducks can fly.
For domestic ducks, there are three breeds that regularly come in the color black: Cayugas, East Indies Duck, and black Indian Runner ducks. Ducks are rarely black in the wild except for the Muscovy duck and surf scoter. Some ducks get very dark, such as the American black duck, but aren't really black.
The unique characteristic of a duck with white and black plumage and a distinctive red face is its striking appearance, which sets it apart from other ducks.
That makes three ducks total.
The genes that control/allow coloration may skip generations.
It would depend on if you are speaking of wild species or domestic. There are crested ducks that have a tuft/fluff ball on their heads. They are called Crested Blue Swedish Ducks. In the wild this are no primarily blue ducks that have white tufted heads unless they are a cross between a domestic crested duck.
brown black at the zoo they are white
For showmanship, it's a disqualification for a Cayuga duck to have white on any of the plumage. Cayuga ducks are supposed to be all black and be iridescent beetle green when in the correct lighting, though it's not uncommon for females to have white on their chest.
There are four ducks: (in a single file row)The front two ducks are "in front of two ducks"; the rear two ducks are "behind two ducks"; and the central two ducks are between the duck at the front and the duck at the end, hence they are "between two ducks".
The Mallard duck is the ancestral precursor to all domestic ducks except Muscovy ducks. The white ("Long Island duckling"), type of farm pond duck descended from and can still interbreed with mallard ducks. Although the domestic ducks are usually significantly larger, feral ducks often revert to mallard characteristics after a few generations. The mallard is the essential "type O" duck that dominates the duck gene pool. They're native only to the Americas but because of introduction they have been established on every continent except Antarctica. Mexican Ducks and Hawaiian Ducks are also mallard hybrids, and ornithological scientists now generally agree that all Black Ducks in existence are now carrying mallard DNA. They hang out with the white ducks, and vice versa, because they're "cousins" and share the same habits and characteristics in feeding, breeding, and nesting.
The most likely duck species fitting that description in northwest Idaho is the Common Goldeneye. They have a white body with a black head and neck. Common Goldeneyes are diving ducks often found in freshwater lakes and ponds in the region.
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