Hook Bill Duck Photos

Here are a selection of Hook Bill Duck Photos. The breed is now rare in Europe with an estimated 250 to 300 birds left in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the U.K. In North America, David Holderread imported Hook Bills in 2000 and there are just a small number of specialist breeders in the US. Mariano Zamorano is the Curator of the Hook Billed Ducks program in Europe which is keeping a record of breeders and bloodlines in the hope to be able to help preserve this breed. You can contact Mariano by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by telephone: +31 6400 14 103

A White Bibbed Dusky Mallard Hook Bill Drake

Owned by Chris and Mike Ashton

Photo Courtesy of Rupert Stephenson

A White Bibbed Dusky Mallard Hook Bill Duck on Display at The National Poultry Show 2008

A Dusky Mallard Hook Bill Drake

Photo Courtesy of Jan Harteman and Mariano Zamorano

A Dusky Mallard Hook Bill Duck

Photo Courtesy of Jan Harteman and Mariano Zamorano

White Hook Bill Ducks

Photo Courtesy of Jan Harteman and Mariano Zamorano

Dusky Blue Hook Bills

Photo Courtesy of Jan Harteman and Mariano Zamorano

Dusky Blue Hook Bill Drake

Photo Courtesy of Jan Harteman and Mariano Zamorano

The Dusky Blue was developed as an natural mutation bred between Dusky and White by Edgar de Poel. If there where four ducklings born two would be Dusky, one would be Dusky Blue and one would be "Dirty White". Be aware that Dusky Hook Bill ducks carry genes for the colour White! The Bibbed Blue Dusky duck is shown below (8 weeks old) was then again developed again recently between a Dusky Blue and an Bibbed Dusky. Once again a natural mutation which was incidentally bred by three different breeders at the same time in 2009 and 2010. This colour used to exist before and has recently made a come back in The Netherlands. They are still breeding more Bibbed Dusky Blue Hooked Bills as they want bring them into a show in 2011 for recognition.

A very rare White Bibbed Blue Dusky Hook Bill Duckling (8 weeks old)

Photo Courtesy of Jan Harteman and Mariano Zamorano

Another photo of the White Bibbed Blue Dusky Hook Bill Duckling (8 Weeks old)

Photo Courtesy of Jan Harteman and Mariano Zamorano

Another color which seems to have made a come back is what the Dutch call "Dirty White", these White Ducks have a "veil of grey" over the white and their bill is not pink but has grey spots on it. They call them "Dirty White" because it looks like a dirty white duck which urgently needs to get a bath.

As you can see on this picture this duckling should be beautiful yellow, but it isn't and his Bill isn't beautiful pink. The photo below shows some rare White Hook Bills and the photo to the left shows a 'Dirty White' Hook Bill duckling. Photo Courtesy of Jan Harteman and Mariano Zamorano