Hybrid Duck? USA Washington State, Three Crabs, Clallam County unknown date (1 Viewer)

[Rklawitter]

Found this while fixing problems with Lightroom. Is this a hybrid? Eurasian wigeon x Green-winged teal ?

 

[qwerty5]

I assume you're referring to the male? What makes you think it's a hybrid? Looks like pure EUWI to me.

 

[Rklawitter]

The green band on the flank is typical?

 

[Rklawitter]

The green band on the flank is typical?

Perhaps the green is from the secondaries?

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,
welcome to Birdforum!

Yes, the green colouration is on the secondaries. Many duckspecies have iriscident colours there, appearance/brightness and percieved colour is much dependent on light condition. Its often called speculum in Ducks
European Wigeons have a green one, regular appearing blackish under dull light conditions or secondaries are hidden under the flanks or the scapulars.

 

[THE_FERN]

(Interesting for me that eurasian wigeon is actually so widespread in North America, and that this area seems to be a hotspot. I'd not appreciated this.)

 

[Oldnintheway]

(Interesting for me that eurasian wigeon is actually so widespread in North America, and that this area seems to be a hotspot. I'd not appreciated this.)

Seems to be less than normal this year in my area, 2 hrs South of this location on Puget Sound. I've only seen a fraction of what I normally see scattered in the hundreds of American Wigeon.