Usha Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Taken today in scottsdale, Arizona. Could it be a female Eurasian wigeon? see the contrast with nearby other female wigeons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Notice the contrast between the head/neck and breast, the gray rather than white inner secondary (visible below those 3 black tertials)... I would not be comfortable calling this a Eurasian Wigeon, but I struggle with this ID frequently myself. It certainly does stick out among those female American Wigeons, but keep in mind that female American Wigeons are quite variable, and that hybridization between these species is fairly common. Summary: I don't think its Eurasian. Likely American Wigeon, possibly hybrid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usha Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 21 hours ago, AlexHenry said: Notice the contrast between the head/neck and breast, the gray rather than white inner secondary (visible below those 3 black tertials)... I would not be comfortable calling this a Eurasian Wigeon, but I struggle with this ID frequently myself. It certainly does stick out among those female American Wigeons, but keep in mind that female American Wigeons are quite variable, and that hybridization between these species is fairly common. Summary: I don't think its Eurasian. Likely American Wigeon, possibly hybrid. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 10:12 PM, AlexHenry said: Notice the contrast between the head/neck and breast, the gray rather than white inner secondary (visible below those 3 black tertials)... I would not be comfortable calling this a Eurasian Wigeon, but I struggle with this ID frequently myself. It certainly does stick out among those female American Wigeons, but keep in mind that female American Wigeons are quite variable, and that hybridization between these species is fairly common. Summary: I don't think its Eurasian. Likely American Wigeon, possibly hybrid. What AlexHenry said... er... wrote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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