I.D. this hybrid

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I.D. this hybrid

Postby driveby » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:26 am

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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby Redhead » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:31 am

looks like a Duck to me...
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby gator » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:32 am

mallard x spoonbill..........i think, but i don't claim to be the expert.....

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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby Bourbon » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:33 am

Looks like a gray-bearded homo sapiens, but I could be wrong.
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby landscaper » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:35 am

Gadwall/shoveler? Shovewall?
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby arduckslayer » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:36 am

Gadwall x Shoveler. That's the 3rd I've ever seen. White in the lower speculum (gadwalls are the only to have it there) is a dead giveaway.
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby The Waterfowler » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:37 am

You have a close-up picture of the bill. Not a Brewer's but a Shoveler/Gadwall like the two that I have seen. Gadwall tertails, Shoveler scaps, foot color in between the two and no markings on the black bill indicative of both species. Have one I killed in Mexico and mounted another killed in Arkansas.
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby gator » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:37 am

arduckslayer wrote:Gadwall x Shoveler. That's the 3rd I've ever seen. White in the lower speculum (gadwalls are the only to have it there) is a dead giveaway.


missed that. i agree.

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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby quackheadbp » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:39 am

arduckslayer wrote:Gadwall x Shoveler. That's the 3rd I've ever seen. White in the lower speculum (gadwalls are the only to have it there) is a dead giveaway.

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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby richard b evers » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:52 am

That is a Speckle Belly Buffed Back for sure. :D
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby cwink » Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:41 pm

Where does the white markings on the head come from???
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby arduckslayer » Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:48 pm

cwink wrote:Where does the white markings on the head come from???


It's not white, it's gadwall tan. You looking at it on your phone? It may appear that way if you are looking at it as a small image.
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby The Waterfowler » Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:56 pm

As my ornithology professor once said, "It's the nature of the beast." It's the combinations of genes that form the make-up of the head and that is the end product. It is cream and not actually white like previously said. Not all hybrids have identical feathers to the parents, but a combination of a blend with tell-tale markers of both the parents.
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby cwink » Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:50 pm

I am not doubting yall on the shoveler/gadwall mix, But it sure looks white too me.. :D :D maybe my eyes are just whacked.. Almost looks like it was trying to put on the white spot on the head like a Canada goose..
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Re: I.D. this hybrid

Postby duckduckgoose » Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:04 pm

that looks white to me also.
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