American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid)

Mareca americana x Anas platyrhynchos

Status: Rare casual in winter.

Records: There are three records:

          16 Jan 2022 Scotts Bluff Co (Hunter Baillie, personal communication; photo)

          20 Mar 2021 Cochran Lake, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow; (https://ebird.org/checklist/S48275283).

          15 Apr 2022 Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

Comments: Numerous records are scattered across North America (eBird.org). Several photos showing various forms of this hybrid can be found at Bird Hybrids: American Wigeon x Mallard.

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Recommended Citation

Silcock, W.R., and J.G. Jorgensen. 2024. American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid) (Mareca americana x Anas platyrhynchos). In Birds of Nebraska — Online. www.BirdsofNebraska.org

Updated 17 Mar 2024