Horrible Hybrids
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Lesser Scaup has only a slight black tip to the beak, while this bird had a clear black band. Further research revealed the Bird Hybrids blog ( [link] ) has several revealing photographs of this (and many other) hybrids. My hunch was Tufted Duck x Pochard. Svensson notes that Tufted drake x Pochard duck is “now a well-known hybrid”.
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