Domestic Duck Breeds

From heavy breeds like the Aylesbury or Rouen to the ‘bowling pin’ Indian Runner or the tiny but noisy little Call duck, there’s usually a breed of duck that will tickle your fancy!

Crested Duck HeadDuck breeds are grouped into Heavy, Medium and Light weight classes in the standards. Commercially, ducks are bred for their meat, foie gras and eggs and this is why we have many of the breeds we have today.

Remember not all white ducks are Aylesbury’s though, just as not every white goose is an Embden! Commercially, there are many crosses that have been created along the way and there are many white ducks that seem to pick up the Aylesbury name.

For the specialist breeders and keepers of pure breeds of ducks, they are charming pets, and produce reasonable numbers of eggs.

Picture Above: A Crested duck, one of the more unusual breeds of duck.

Please note: These are Domestic Ducks. There are many different species of wild duck that you may see on lakes and ponds that are not covered by this website.

The Duck Breed Selector: UK Standardised Breeds

Click on the link under the picture to go to the breed page.

Abacot Ranger Duck
Abacot Ranger
(Male)
Light Duck		 Aylesbury Duck
Aylesbury
(Male)
Heavy Duck		 Bali Duck
Bali
(Male)
Light Duck
Black East Indian Duck
Black East Indian
(Female)
Bantam Duck		 Blue Swedish Duck
Blue Swedish
(Female)
Duck		 Call Duck
Call
(Female)
Bantam Duck
Campbell Duck
Campbell
Khaki (Male)
Light Duck		 Cayuga Duck
Cayuga
(Male)
Heavy Duck		 Crested Duck
Crested
(Male)
Light Duck
Crested Bantam Duck
Crested Miniature
(Female)
Bantam Duck		 Hook Bill Duck
Hook Bill
Dusky Bibbed (Male)
Light Duck		 Indian Runner Duck
Indian Runner
White (Male)
Runner Duck
Magpie Duck
Magpie
Black and White (Female)
Light Duck		 Muscovy Duck
Muscovy
Black Magpie (Female)
Heavy Duck		 Orpington Duck
Orpington
Buff (Male)
Light Duck
Pekin Duck
Pekin
(Female)
Heavy Duck		 Rouen Duck
Rouen
(Male)
Heavy Duck		 Rouen Clair Duck
Rouen Clair
(Female)
Heavy Duck
Saxony Duck
Saxony
(Male)
Heavy Duck		 Silver Appleyard Duck
Silver Appleyard
(Female)
Heavy Duck		 Miniature Silver Appleyard Duck
Silver Appleyard Miniature
(Male)
Bantam Duck
Silver Bantam Duck
Silver Bantam
(Male)
Bantam Duck		 Welsh Harlequin Duck
Welsh Harlequin
(Female)
Light Duck

We have taken many pictures of ducks at poultry and waterfowl shows but if you have a photograph of a good example of a domestic breed in a natural setting, we would certainly be interested in hearing from you.

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Duck Breeds Pictures Thanks… We have to give an extra special thank you to Rupert Stephenson, poultry photographer who has supplied us with so many first class duck breeds pictures for this area of the site and the British Waterfowl Association members for their support in allowing us to photograph their ducks.