Abstract:
Research on the phenotype characteristics of Alabio Ducks (Anas Platyrhynchos Borneo) in South Kalimantan was
conducted to determine the phenotypic characteristics of 3 central Alabio ducks (Hulu Sungai Utara, Banjar and
Tabalong Regencies). The materials used in this study were 480 Alabio ducks, aged ± 6 months, consisting of 30 males
and 450 females. The method used in this research was a survey method that was multistage random sampling. The
variables observed were dominancy and pattern colors of feathers on neck, breast, back, wing, leg, and tail, beak color
and shank color. Based on the results of observations in the Tabalong, HSU and Banjar Regencies, the results show that
Alabio ducks have 6 kinds of colors that appear on observed body parts, namely black, grayish-white, blackish-gray,
brownish-gray, brown, brownish-white, black, and brownish-white, light-brown spots or dark brown spots on breast
feather. The colors of the beak and shank of male and female Alabio ducks are light-yellow or whitish yellow. While
the uniform color characteristics are found in male and female Alabio ducks, namely on the grayish-white neck feathers,
blackish gray and bluish green on wing feathers, blackish and brownish gray on back-feathers, brownish and black gray
on tail-feathers and brownish-white, light brown spots. or dark brown spots on breast-feather. In conclusion, there are
not many differences in both the dominant feather color, the variation in the color of the feathers, the beak, the shank of
the Alabio ducks, since most of them come from the similar ancestors.
Keywords: Alabio ducks, characteristics, diversity, phenotype
