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GADWALL x GREEN-WINGED TEAL HYBRIDS


Gadwalls and greenwings are both raping species, but the size asymmetry suggests Gadwall sires.


Note the heavier markings on the breast of the two hybrids and the reddish head with a subdued green patch coming through from the Green-wing parent. The Hebert hybrid also shows teal-like cinnamon in the lateral under tail coverts, but this does not show in the Dini hybrid.

The wings are too remarkable to describe without becoming a bore, but do note some of the green speculum coming through from the teal, and that the big white wing patch found in Gadwalls is mostly suppressed in these hybrids. Such valuable specimens for eventual detailed plumage descriptions!
Randal Hebert, a Cajun from Louisiana, donated a gorgeous specimen of this cross. It is intermediate in enough characters that we suspect it will prove to be an F1 hybrid.

All images are males. Top to bottom in each picture is: Gadwall, Hebert hybrid, Green-winged Teal.


Hebert hybrid


Hebert hybrid

Hebert hybrid

Hebert hybrid