Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)

Aythya collaris x AYTHYA affinis

Status: Rare winter visitor statewide.

Records: There are 10 records, the first in 2021, most in spring, presumably a reflection of increasing interest in hybrid waterfowl by observers.

31 Oct 2022 Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

1 Jan 2021 Cedar Co (Strand, eBird.org)

10 Mar 2022 Lake Ogallala, Keith Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

13-14 Mar 2023 North Platte, Lincoln Co (S. Manning, eBird.org)

17 Mar 2024 Hall Co (Sam Manning, eBird.org)

21 Mar 2023 Lake McConaughy, Keith Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

22 Mar 2024 Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

1 Apr 2021 Cedar Co (Caleb Strand, eBird.org)

7-26 Apr 2023 Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org)

4-16 May 2022 Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co (Mlodinow, eBird.org).

Comments: There are numerous records across North America in eBird (accessed Jan 2024). There is further discussion on this hybrid in Bird Hybrids: Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup, and a summary discussion on hybrids of Lesser Scaup in Anteau et al (2020).

Literature Cited

Anteau, M.J., J. DeVink, D.N. Koons, J.E. Austin, C.M. Custer, and A.D. Afton. 2020. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lessca.01.

Recommended Citation

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

Updated 29 Jun 2024