Anas hybrid -any ideas

Gestart door Alcedo atthis, mei 22, 2007, 10:15:02 AM

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Alcedo atthis

greetings,
Jörn Lehmhus

laatvlieger

Well one parent will be a wigeon (not yet specified), the other?  
Groet,

Wouter Teunissen


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Alcedo atthis

I thought maybe chiloe wigeon x northern pintail when I first saw this photo some time ago, but now i thinhk it must be something different, because of the following reasons:

Chiloe wigeon in moszt hybrids causes reduction of black on undertail coverts.
but this bird has black on undertail coverts as both northern species of wigeon.

And the very rich chestnut body colour also needs an explanation...




so maybe North american Wigeon (Anas americana) x Chestnut teal (Anas castanea)???  
greetings,
Jörn Lehmhus

laatvlieger

During moult ducks get this special moulting plumage a plumage we in Holland call "eclipse". I'm not sure wether that's also the international term, so that's why I stated it here.

During this eclipse plumage european wigeons can have the colour we see in this bird. For some examples see:
http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=176&soort=Smient&tab=info


This might not explain this bird, but is something we maybe have to keep in mind.
How do you by the way explain the green head colour?    
Groet,

Wouter Teunissen


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

JohanvantBosch

#4
CiteerI thought maybe chiloe wigeon x northern pintail when I first saw this photo some time ago, but now i thinhk it must be something different, because of the following reasons:

This was also my first thought.
Because of what you say I understand you have dropped the Chiloe wigeon, but not why you've dropped northern pintail.


Citeerso maybe North american Wigeon (Anas americana) x Chestnut teal (Anas castanea)???
Northern pintail x american wigeon??

laatvlieger

Well but what would account for a pintail? I don't see any pintail characters to be honest. I might see some mallard characters though..  
Groet,

Wouter Teunissen


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

JohanvantBosch

CiteerWell but what would account for a pintail? I don't see any pintail characters to be honest. I might see some mallard characters though..
the tail
bill structure

indeed that is not a lot...

laatvlieger

The tail fits better on a wigeon, the've also got a "pin" tail, and the bill, well in a male pintale you would expect at least something of a dark central line over the bill and with a female you would expect a more blurred dark area over the bill. You do'n see any of this back in this hybrid.  
Groet,

Wouter Teunissen


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

gjcaspers

The colour pattern looks somewhat like a Chestnut Teal without the spotting. In what kind of cross could a Chestnut Teal's spotting be reduced? The bird looks bulkier than a Chestnut Teal though, so could Chestnut Teal x self-coloured domestic form of Mallard be an option?

Groet,
Gert-Jan Caspers
Groet,
Gert-Jan Caspers

Alcedo atthis

CiteerDuring moult ducks get this special moulting plumage a plumage we in Holland call "eclipse". I'm not sure wether that's also the international term, so that's why I stated it here.

During this eclipse plumage european wigeons can have the colour we see in this bird. For some examples see:
http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=176&soort=Smient&tab=info


This might not explain this bird, but is something we maybe have to keep in mind.
How do you by the way explain the green head colour?
It is also "eclipse" or "eclipse plumage" in English.

But if it where explained by eclipse plumage (even of a hybrid)- there shouldn´t be this perfect breeding plumage rear end, I think?

And the tertials are perfect for both northern wigeon species , as well as the whole rear end isds good for these (Slightly better for american, I feel, as tail  looks so pointed). Bill has also typical wigeon coloration.

The chestnut teal would then account for the nice chestnut body coloration as well as for a dark head....

That´s how I came to this Idea- may it be right or wrong....
greetings,
Jörn Lehmhus