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Shoveler Hybrid? Lunt Liverpool UK (March 2019) (1 Viewer)
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Jean FRANCOIS
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Domestic Mallard for me.
Jean
Jean
RichieTwitchy
YNWA
Thanks Jean :t:
It was the elongated bill that made me think of Shoveler hybrid.
Mountain Hare
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RichieTwitchy
YNWA
Hmmm, interesting - thanks for doing that.
Jean FRANCOIS
Well-known member
The profile is not that of the Shoveler.
This bird indeed seems to be intermediate between Mallard and Shoveler as mentioned in the initial message.
I don't know if such a hybrid exists.
Jean
johnallcock
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I think it's just a domestic mallard - some domestic forms have relatively large bills, especially when the head feathers are wet after feeding (as seems to be the case on this bird). The lack of curly tail feathers is not important - females and young birds don't show this feature.
I don't see any clear evidence of shoveler influence in this bird. Shoveler is quite a short-nnecked, large-headed species, and I'd expect to see more sign of this on a hybrid.
I don't see any clear evidence of shoveler influence in this bird. Shoveler is quite a short-nnecked, large-headed species, and I'd expect to see more sign of this on a hybrid.
Agree, barnyard Mallard. . ..
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