Ruddy Shelduck x Cape (South African) Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea x Tadorna cana
It could be that this hybrid is sometimes overlooked and certainly one photo I recenlty saw of a bird more obvious than this one was labelled Ruddy Shelduck. This one showed more grey on the head than is evident from these photos and the deeper chestnut colour and dusky shading on the rear flanks also point to it not being pure Ruddy.
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presumed Ruddy Shelduck x Cape Shelduck hybrid, Bittering (Norfolk, UK), 25th January 2015 |
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