hybrid wood duck x domestic mallard?

Gestart door Alcedo atthis, augustus 12, 2008, 12:31:07 PM

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Alcedo atthis

greetings,
Jörn Lehmhus

gjcaspers

Yes, the bibbed pattern (in Dutch: witborst) is dominant in domestic ducks, so it makes sense that the hybrid expresses it too. In bibbed ducks, the outer 1-4 primaries are often white too; that may also be the case in this hybrid?
Groet,
Gert-Jan Caspers

Alcedo atthis

http://www.artportalen.se/artportalen/gall...?obsid=12453628

something similar from sweden
(Thanks LM for reminding me)

Interesting that the domestic coloration is so dominant.
greetings,
Jörn Lehmhus