1. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope x American Wigeon A. americana hybrid, male, Arrowhead Marsh, Alameda County, California, USA, January 25, 2004.  Note the dull coppery tone to the head (in contrast to the brighter red of a pure Eurasian Wigeon), the pale speckled area below the eye extending back over the ear coverts, the long pale crown stripe and the brownish tone to the scapulars - all features recalling American Wigeon.  The flanks are a mixture of gray and pink.

2. Eurasian Wigeon A. penelope x American Wigeon A. americana hybrid, male, Arrowhead Marsh, Alameda County, California, USA, January 25, 2004.  Same individual as above.

3. Eurasian Wigeon A. penelope x American Wigeon A. americana hybrid, male, Arrowhead Marsh, Alameda County, California, USA, January 25, 2004.  Same individual as above.

4. Eurasian Wigeon A. penelope x American Wigeon A. americana hybrid, male, Arrowhead Marsh, Alameda County, California, USA, January 25, 2004.  Same individual as above.

Related pages on this site:

Eurasian Wigeon x American Wigeon hybrid Bolinas Lagoon, Marin County, California, USA, January 03, 2004

Eurasian Wigeons Bolinas Lagoon, Marin County, California, USA, December 07, 2003

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