ML77358021
American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid) Mareca americana x Anas platyrhynchos
Contributor
Alex Single Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Waller Park
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Continuing bird. Associating with mallards. Beak is wigeon-like: smaller than mallard's beak, paler yellow but not quite blue, black tip like wigeon. Head shape angled in the back like wigeon, not as curved as mallard. Head shows greenish area from eye running back, the rest gray with streaks. No pale on forehead like Eurasian wigeon. Chest is dark chestnut brown like mallard. Flanks patterned with fine black and white lines. Tail is wigeon-like.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX520 HS
- ISO
- 640
- Focal length
- 106.6 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/250 sec
- Dimensions
- 4608 pixels x 3456 pixels
- Original file size
- 5.41 MB