Mareca strepera x americana
Status: Accidental in spring.
Records: The only record is of one at Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co 14 Mar 2022 (Mlodinow, eBird.org). The observer’s notes are: Long silver tertials and lack of long tail point to GADW rather than NOPI as non-AMWI parent. Also, note small white area in front of black vent.
Comments: Including the Nebraska record, there are about 40 records of his hybrid scattered across North America (eBird.org, accessed 5 Jan 2025).
Literature Cited
Leschack, C. R., S. K. McKnight, and G. R. Hepp. 2020. Gadwall (Mareca strepera), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gadwal.01.
Recommended Citation
Silcock, W.R., and J.G. Jorgensen. 2025. Gadwall x American Wigeon (hybrid) (Mareca strepera x americana). In Birds of Nebraska — Online. www.BirdsofNebraska.org
Updated 5 Jan 2025