Red-crested Pochard x Ferruginous Duck

Red-crested Pochard x Ferruginous Duck hybrid (with Red-crested Pochards), Waghäusel (southern Germany), 1st April 2007 - copyright Joern Lehmhus

(photo ID: 0851)

Joern tells us that there were 3 such drakes at this nature reserve resulting from a pairing some years ago.

Red-crested Pochard x Ferruginous Duck hybrid (with Red-crested Pochards), Waghäusel (southern Germany), 1st April 2007 - copyright Joern Lehmhus

(photo IDs: 0852-0853)

Joern has written about this hybrid in the German magazine Aves.  The text is in German but non-German speakers may still be interested as it's accompanied by a number of photos of different Red-crested Pochard x Ferruginous Duck hybrids.  You can access the PDF of Aves 4 (2013) - the article starts on page 21 with section 2.2 on this hybrid beginning at page 23 - the three photos captioned "Kolbenente x Moorente" are Red-crested Pochard x Ferruginous Duck hybrids.


Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca