hybrid hawaiian geese?

Gestart door Alcedo atthis, december 19, 2008, 10:27:07 AM

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Alcedo atthis

Found this accidentally , somebody selling hybrid geese said to be Branta hutchinsii x Anser anser....

http://www.kapaza.be/Dieren_en_toebehoren/...ar_te_koop.html


These look unusual to me-- what do you think  ? From the  small photos I´d think they might be hawaiian goose x greylag?

maybe someone could ask for better resolution photos? (unfortunately my Dutch isn´t good! sorry)
greetings,
Jörn Lehmhus

laatvlieger

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I think they are not hawaiian goose x greylag. I think the person who sells them is correct. He is by the way not saying it is hutchinsii. He says it's smaller canadian goose. Which could be some other subspecies as well. They have rather small bills, which might point to an even smaller subspecies.
Groet,

Wouter Teunissen


Mijn Weblog: http://birdboredom.blogspot.com/

Alcedo atthis

OK, thanks for clarification...

i do not think they are necessarily Hawaiian x greylag.... His iD could well be correct... but what i think is strange is that the pale cheek area seems to go further down the neck??

I´d really like to see bigger pictures of these...
greetings,
Jörn Lehmhus

laatvlieger

Citeerbut what i think is strange is that the pale cheek area seems to go further down the neck??

I´d really like to see bigger pictures of these...
hmmm yas, I see what you mean!  
Groet,

Wouter Teunissen


Mijn Weblog: http://birdboredom.blogspot.com/