Teal (Eurasian Teal) x Green-winged Teal Anas crecca x Anas carolinensis

Hybrids between the North American Green-winged Teal and its Eurasian counterpart are occasionally found in either region. Some show the prominent white vertical bar of Green-winged Teal as well as the prominent white horizontal stripe of Eurasian Teal whilst others, like this one, show a much weaker vertical bar and others can apparently be even more cryptic.

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Hybrid (Eurasian) Teal x Green-winged Teal, Salthouse (Norfolk, UK), 10th February 2008