Redhead x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid)

Aythya americana x Aythya collaris

Status: Accidental in spring.

Taxonomy: Redhead is known to have hybridized with each of the other four North American Aythya in the wild, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, and Ring-necked Duck (Woodin and Michot 2020).

Record: A drake was documented at Flanagan Lake, Douglas Co 4-6 Apr 2020 by Sam Manning (https://ebird.org/checklist/S66652933 and https://ebird.org/checklist/S66755115) .

Comments: There are about 40 instances of this hybrid combination shown in eBird.org scattered across North America, although this Nebraska record and several for eastern Colorado are the only ones for the Great Plains (accessed Mar 2024). Further examples and discussion may be found at Bird Hybrids: Redhead x Ring-necked Duck.

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Literature Cited

Woodin, M. C. and T. C. Michot (2020). Redhead (Aythya americana), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.redhea.01

Recommended Citation

Silcock, W.R., and J.G. Jorgensen. 2024. Redhead x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid) (Aythya americana x collaris). In Birds of Nebraska — Online. www.BirdsofNebraska.org

Updated 17 Mar 2024