Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca x Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri hybrid

This captive bird was in a collection with Baer's Pochards. This one is quite Ferruginous Duck-like but others can be much more similar to Baer's Pochard.

captive Ferruginous Duck x Baer's Pochard hybrid, private collection, Wereham (Norfolk, UK), 5th May 2017

For comparison, here are photos of the parent species.

Ferruginous Duck, Guist Common (Norfolk, UK), 28th October 2023 and captive Baer's Pochard hybrid, Martin Mere (Lancashire, UK), 5th May 2017

For more photos of these species follow the links below:

• Ferruginous Duck
• Baer's Pochard