Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid) - Adam Burnett

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Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid) Spatula discors x clypeata

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Location

Palo Alto Baylands
Santa Clara, California, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 37.459167, -122.10445
Age and sex
Unknown age, Male - 1

Observation details

Continuing male reported here a few times in recent days, and perhaps the same bird reported intermittently around the Baylands for the past several years. With shovelers in Harriet Mundy Marsh. White facial crescent. Head color intermediate between iridescent blue-green of Northern Shoveler (NSHO) and blue-gray of Blue-winged Teal (BWTE). Body coloration overall like NSHO, but reddish breast and side coloration blending from more BWTE-like on breast to more NSHO-like on sides. Breast orange-salmon with black spots, as on BWTE, but flanks reddish, as on NSHO. Nice to see this bird again!

Technical information

Model
Canon PowerShot SX620 HS
ISO
800
Focal length
112.5 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.6
Shutter speed
1/1000 sec
Dimensions
724 pixels x 543 pixels
Original file size
128.62 KB