[Maine-birds] Re: Northern Pintail mutt, Sipayik

Thanks, Cole.  I did not know that the "bridled" head pattern is common to green-winged teal hybrids, as stated in the link that you sent.  I searched online for information on GWTE hybrids and found more photos that show this trait.  Cool!  I'll go with GWTE X NOPI for this duck at Sipayik.   

Thanks to others for your comments that I received by email.  

Cheers,

Chris

On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 8:15:33 PM UTC-4, Cole Tiemann wrote:

That is a really neat bird.  It is not a Mallard x Northern Pintail hybrid.  From the pictures, I think it might be a Northern Pintail x Green-winged Teal like you suggested.  I found this picture online of a similar hybrid

https://www.zoochat.com/community/media/green-wing-teal-x-northern-pintail.145525/

Really cool bird, definitely did not expect a hybrid like that in Maine.  Awesome find!

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