ML76727111
American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid) Mareca americana x Anas platyrhynchos
Contributor
Greg Gillson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Forest Grove, Beal Rd pond
Washington, Oregon, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Possible Gadwall x Mallard
Observation details
Over the years there has been much discussion and identification and changing ebird listing of these birds. Wigeon x gadwall Mallard x gadwall Now wigeon x mallard Bird 1) Large as Mallard but gray sides, ruddy breast down to belly. Speckled face, dark feathering close around eye. Green back from eye and hind crown, bill pale pinkish-yellow. Bird 2) Quite different (first thought to be Wigeon x Gadwall hybrid). Body and scapulars as Gadwall. Face is yellow-brown. Crown and hind-head green. Undertail black. Bill small, blackish.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot A40
- Focal length
- 16.2 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/4.8
- Shutter speed
- 0.01 sec
- Dimensions
- 640 pixels x 480 pixels
- Original file size
- 41.15 KB