A medium-sized dabbling duck with a gray and black plumage, found across the Northern Hemisphere.
Origin uncertain; possibly from 'gad' (to wander) combined with 'wall,' or from an onomatopoetic source describing the bird's call or movement.
The gadwall is the wallflower of ducks—it looks plain and subtle next to flashy mallards, but birders love it for its understated elegance and tricky field marks.
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