Hybrid Common x Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula X Bucephala islandica), Below Parker Dam, La Paz County

This Common x Barrow's Goldeneye was discovered by David Vander Pluym and Lauren Harter on 2 December 2008 and photographed by David Vander Pluym on 03 December 2008.

Hybrid Goldeneye's are rarely seen and could be mistaken for a pure bird. This bird shows an intermediate back pattern, and the white spot is neither a crescent nor rounded. The head sheen was maroon which is shown by neither species, but according to the Sibely Guide is shown by hybrids.

03 December 2008, photo by David Vander_Pluym