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teal X mallard ? Rodley,Leeds England yesterday. (1 Viewer)
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gadwall x mallard
Joern Lehmhus
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I would love to see more photos of this one...also from other dates.
From these 2 photos it is not so straight forward, but even with these an ID is possible
1. The bird on these photos looks small to me with a proportionally large head (but that may be just these photos)- would be better for Teal x Mallard
2. Head pattern is inconclusive, both teal x mallard and teal x gadwall may show something like this :
Some variation in Teal x Mallard: Some variation in Gadwall x Mallard:
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3. The rear end and tail, all black with only outer tail feathers white is better for Gadwall x Mallard (Teal x Mallard normally has some small white feathers in the black at the base of the white outer tail feathers- that is lacking here
4. Tertials are not fully conclusive, could be both, but may be a bit more like some Gadwall x Mallard (though they seem less wide than normal in that cross)
5. Scapulars are closer to Gadwall x Mallard
6. The bird seems to have bright orange leg color, which would be better for Gadwall x Mallard (though some Teal x Mallard males can have surprisingly orange legs)
7. Reddish brown on breast seems to be much darker than on head, which would fit to Gadwall x Mallard
So I agree this is a Gadwall x Mallard from what we can see in these two photos.
From these 2 photos it is not so straight forward, but even with these an ID is possible
1. The bird on these photos looks small to me with a proportionally large head (but that may be just these photos)- would be better for Teal x Mallard
2. Head pattern is inconclusive, both teal x mallard and teal x gadwall may show something like this :
Some variation in Teal x Mallard: Some variation in Gadwall x Mallard:
gadwall x mallard hybrid "Brewer's Duck"
Found this bird at Sacramento NWR near the observation deck
www.flickr.com
4. Tertials are not fully conclusive, could be both, but may be a bit more like some Gadwall x Mallard (though they seem less wide than normal in that cross)
5. Scapulars are closer to Gadwall x Mallard
6. The bird seems to have bright orange leg color, which would be better for Gadwall x Mallard (though some Teal x Mallard males can have surprisingly orange legs)
7. Reddish brown on breast seems to be much darker than on head, which would fit to Gadwall x Mallard
So I agree this is a Gadwall x Mallard from what we can see in these two photos.
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