Elizabeth duck

They were developed as a small, fast growing meat breed in 1972 by Lance Ruting in Merrylands, New South Wales and named after his wife, Ann Elizabeth Ruting.

Males have a glossy green head which ends at a white ring.

Females are fawn coloured, with brown marks in the center of each feather on the majority of the body.

Off-white primaries spotted with grey, and blue-green secondary flight feathers.

Both sexes have grey bills, dark brown eyes and bronze legs.