Redhead x Greater Scaup

January 5, 2025 Silcock & Jorgensen

Aythya americana x marila Status: Accidental in fall. Taxonomy: Redhead is known to have hybridized with several North American Aythya in the wild, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, and Ring-necked Duck (Woodin and Michot 2020). Record: One was identified as this hybrid and photographed at Lake Ogallala, Keith Co 18 Nov 2024 (Mlodinow, eBird.org). The […]

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