ML411714291
Hooded x Common Merganser (hybrid) Lophodytes cucullatus x Mergus merganser
Contributor
Allison Matlock Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Williamsport Dam
Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Hybrid on the right; Common Merganser to the left.
Observation details
Continuing individual first noticed by Bobby Brown yesterday. Bizarre bird that looks exactly like a Common Merganser and a Hooded Merganser were mashed together. Puffy head unlike the shaggy crest of a Common Merganser (when seen well and dry), bill intermediate between the two species, head generally the coloration and patterning of a Common Merganser, wings of a Hooded Merganser. Female-type.
Technical information
- Original file size
- 4.87 MB