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probable Swan Goose x Bar-headed Goose hybrid, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 25th February 2007 - copyright Dave Appleton
(photo ID: 0105)
The bird shown above and in the next two photos below shows the long sloping bill/head profile of wild-type Swan Goose along with the yellowish bill colour and light silvery body feathers that are typically found on Bar-headed Goose hybrids. The dark crown and nape may be found on either species. It was smaller and shorter-necked than I would have expected this hybrid to have appeared, but Joern has commented in support of this identification, pointing out that other examples of presumed Swan Goose x Bar-headed Goose hybrids have not shared the long neck that is often a feature of Swan Goose hybrids.
probable Swan Goose x Bar-headed Goose hybrid, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 25th February 2007 - copyright Dave Appleton
(photo ID: 0103-0104)
(See also: domestic Swan Goose x (Bar-headed Goose x Snow Goose))
Swan Goose Anser cygnoides
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Just a heads up that your link to SG x (BHG x SG) has the domain switched (hybridbirds instead of birdhybrids).
ReplyDeleteAh, thanks for that. Yes, we did have to switch the domain very soon after the project started up - I thought I'd fixed all the old links but must have missed this one. Thanks for pointing this out - it's now fixed.
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