Hybrid ID Trivia

[codeman216]

I think pintail x ruddy


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[Relentlous]

My first thought is there is some pintail in there...

Yea in the back and the wings is what I was thinking, but didn’t want to be picked on or believe it

[Kioti]

Duck-Duck-Goose.

[Southernduck]

Everything about that wing and back says pintail.
The tail looks like a ruddy duck

[codeman216]

Head shape and white cheeks looks ruddy too.


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[WhitewaterDuck]

White faced whistling duck x redhead.

[Stumpknocker]

Gadwall /ruddy

This

[santee11]

Nice! I see some pintail or widgeon.

[Palmetto Pride]

Paging Phil Lavretsky

[Featherduster]

My guess was BWT X Gadwall. Then I saw this bird on a Fb page and was half shocked. Still can’t see it..

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[GobblerHntr]

The very first response was the correct answer.

Sorry to ruin the game

[TXFowler]

I don’t see pintail at all. Not on the back or wing. I’m by no means a waterfowl biologist and I could definitely be wrong.

The bronze color on a pintail wing is on the trailing edge of the coverts with a white trailing edge on the secondaries. This bird has a faint bronze color on the trailing edge of the secondaries.

I stand by scaup due to the back, head, and wing. Redhead is not out of the realm of possibility but definitely one of those. I think ruddy is pretty much common sense base upon the head shape and tail feathers.

Additional pictures would definitely be helpful.


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[willyworm]

Be interested to see what a DNA test said about the matter. I can see the gadwall with the grey along the back. Just seems so highly unlikely that a dabbler would cross with a diver. I'm certain it happens, just seems like it'd be rare.

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[Catdaddy]

Gadwall/redhead

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