List of wild hybrids reported on iNaturalist that do not have an active iNat taxon. This page serves as the 'Species List' for this project. Please use the comments of this post to link observations of hybrids not already listed and I will add them here.
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Hybrids formerly in this project that have since been added to iNaturalist taxonomy (chronological):
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Comments
Ruddy Shelduck x Common Shelduck: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50705454
Wood Duck x White-cheeked Pintail: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105262787
Wood Duck x Northern Pintail: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101653605, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30434828, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30434680
Baikal Teal x Green-winged Teal: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106026524
African Black Duck x Mallard: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26683725
Ferruginous Duck x Mallard: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70669415, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70669417, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70669416
Mallard x Rosy-billed Pochard: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66193454
Thanks!
No problem! I'm so glad that this project exists. Thank you for taking the time to compile these!
Blue-winged Teal x Gadwall: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102192630
The parentage of the "Muscovy x Wood Duck" seems extremely uncertain at the moment
Green-winged Teal x Eurasian Wigeon https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107941219
Ruddy Shelduck x Mallard has been added! https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1364384-Anas-platyrhynchos---Tadorna-ferruginea
I can't help but think this project has helped to get these two taxa added to iNat. Maybe if we call enough attention to it and users make as many observations of un-added hybrid taxa as they can then even more may get added in the future.
Wood Duck x Common Shelduck: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64864725
I think I also forgot to post Common Eider x Common Shelduck: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92280292
Red-crested x Rosy-billed Pochard: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27151381
Both interesting hybrids, but both are certain domestic escapes and don't qualify for the project. Private waterfowl collections produce dozens of odd hybrids that are never seen in nature, and hence don't really require an iNat taxon for them.
I disagree that they don't require iNat taxa but this is your project so no need to add them if you don't want to. However Common Shelduck x Common Eider likely occur in the wild. Many of the examples I linked in the comments of the observation above are of unknown provenance.
@birdwhisperer Good number of entries here do not have flags; tagging you here instead of flagging them all. Thanks for all the hybrid additions recently!
Taiwan X Chinese Hwamei (probably worth going through all records of Hwameis in Taiwan to see which are hybrids)
I've added all non-passerine hybrids that show up in the eBird database except hummingbirds and Northern x Gilded Flicker (mostly because I'm trying to figure out a way to make it specifically Red-shafted x Gilded Flicker).
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370776-Anser-anser---Branta-leucopsis
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370778-Tadorna-ferruginea---tadorna
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370780-Netta-rufina---Aythya-nyroca
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370781-Bucephala-islandica---Lophodytes-cucullatus
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370783-Bucephala-clangula---Mergellus-albellus (plus genushybrid)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370784-Fulica-atra---cristata
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370786-Antigone-canadensis---Grus-americana (plus genushybrid)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370787-Thalasseus-sandvicensis---elegans
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370788-Ketupa-zeylonensis---ketupu
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370789-Platycerus-elgans---eximius
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370790-Platycercus-caledonicus---eximius
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370791-Dryobates-pubescens---nuttallii
Gray Heron x Purple/Black-headed Heron https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104692653
Here's another batch of hybrids; all hummingbirds.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1204972-Calypte-anna---Selasphorus-sasin
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1204969-Archilochus-colubris---alexandri
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1373493-Calypte-anna---Cynanthus-latirostris (plus genushybrid)
Yellow-crowned X Black-crowned Night-Heron (https://ebird.org/checklist/S88572286)
Mottled x Mexican Duck: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108096660 Known and well documented individual. @birdwhisperer is it possible to add this taxon?
White-faced x Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92034044
Purple x Gray Heron: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15096918
Chinese x Taiwanese Hwamei is an option available on eBird and supposedly make up a sizeable portion of the Hwamei on Taiwan (but I haven't checked for any observations on iNat)
Red-billed x Taiwanese Blue Magpie, not sure how common it is given the population of Red-billed Blue Magpie on Taiwan is very small and local, but hybrid young have been discovered there before in 2007
Here's the remaining eBird accepted hybrids.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1389696-Artamus-personatus---supercilious
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1389697-Pycnonotus-taivanus---sinensis
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1389698-Tyrannus-melancholicus---savana
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1389699-Zonotrichia-atricapilla---albicollis
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1389701-Melozone-fusca---Pipilo-maculatus (including genushybrid)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1389702-Pipilo-chlorurus---maculatus
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1389703-Icterus-gularis---graduacauda
Thanks to everyone (esp. @liliumtbn) in searching for observations that fit for the project, and @birdwhisperer for adding them!
@birdwhisperer How are you classifying "all eBird accepted hybrids"? iNat is still missing Mottled x Mexican Duck (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108096660), Wood Duck x American Wigeon (which I haven't seen photos of on iNat) and I'm sure there's some others. No rush to add them, just curious on what you mean when you say all eBird accepted hybrids are added
@liliumtbn Out of the list above, I've added only the hybrids that appear as options on eBird, except for Northern Flicker X Gilded Flicker because we're trying to figure out if near-species level taxon should be represented in hybrid taxa (ex. Townsend's Warbler x Yellow-rumped Warbler; YRWA was once considered two species and all hybrids between Townsend's is going to be with Audubon's Warblers. Should we lose that recognition just because it's lumped with Myrtle Warbler?).
eBird recognizes Tufted hybridization with both scaup species and I can add both. Imo, the linked hybrid above gives me more Lesser Scaup vibes, but who knows if the community would agree.
Ah ok. I'm not sure why Mottled x Mexican Duck wasn't added to the list above but it's an option on eBird
Here it is:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1390548-Anas-diazi---fulvigula
I also added Black-chinned x Calliope a while back but I forgot to link to here.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1373491-Archilochus-alexandri---Selasphorus-calliope
Thank you!!
Red-crested Pochard x Common Pochard https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119203155
@birdwhisperer This combination is on eBird if you get the chance to add it
Another Red-crested x Common Pochard https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75193989
@liliumtbn Somebody beat me to it. Hybrid taxon was added today by a different user.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1394317-Netta-rufina---Aythya-ferina
I've also added White-crowned x Harris's Sparrow based on some photos I just saw on Facebook. I sent the photographer a message asking to report to iNat, and I created the taxa in case she does.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1394346-Zonotrichia-leucophrys---querula
Ty!
I'm interested in thoughts on this one. I recorded and sort of photographed a putative juvenile Song x Lincoln's Sparrow. Is it worth adding that hybrid taxa?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124338880
Very interesting, just added my 2 cents
@birdwhisperer I'd say yes since it's a known hybrid and already has a taxon in eBird. https://ebird.org/checklist/S86498709
@cgbc I'd hardly call it a "known" hybrid since eBird added Song x Lincoln's in the 2021 update in response to the aforementioned checklist. A quick google search shows that this combo only occurs once in literature and that was a 2003 report, which specifically stated this is first ever recorded combo between the two. They probably occur more often than we think but identification of hybrids is probably pretty tricky.
https://bcbirds.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/bcbirds_v13_p10_apparent-hybrid-lincolns-x-song-sparrow-at-boundary-lake.pdf
I've added the Song x Lincoln's hybrid. Whether or not my bird is a hybrid is up to you.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1400370-Melospiza-melodia---lincolnii
Lesser White-fronted x Canada Goose: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40516252
Emperor x Barnacle Goose: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39237250
Greater White-fronted x Graylag Goose: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10249638
Plains Zebra x Domestic Horse: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137645186
Mountain Zebra x Domestic Horse: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125599214 (unclear if this one is captive. It was marked as such by someone other than the original observer)
Common Shelduck x Wood Duck: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64864725 which is an option on eBird
White wagtail x grey wagtail:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58821424
Eurasian Wigeon x Northern Shoveler: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144685000
It's already on the list, but here's my own report of a Coydog (Coyote x Domestic Dog).
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145623246
Eastern x Black Phoebe https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/613889
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112593300
This is Alabama × black cherry, Prunus alabamensis × serotina.
Unfortunately, there is the added complication here that iNat currently ranks Alabama cherry as a variety of black cherry. This contradicts regional authorities (species rank is regularly given for much less than what separates these taxa). What makes it worse is that iNat used to rank Alabama cherry as species, but reverted it to variety to bring it into alignment with POWO (which is out of date).
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31690920
Snow x Bar-headed x Swan Goose (Anser caerulescens x indicus x cygnoides)
@liliumtbn iNat has not established a set of rules to deal with trihybrids. I doubt this will ever be implemented.
I also doubt it will be implemented but it fits the criteria for this project
Apis mellifera mellifera x Apis mellifera - https://uk.inaturalist.org/observations/163348263
British black bee x Western honey bee
Lanius collurio and Lanius phoenicuroides
https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/619284
Double-crested x Neotropic Cormorant
probable BCNH x YCNH, since that still hasn't been added yet it looks like
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133649659
Likely unnamed scarlet oak and southern red oak hybrid, Quercus coccinea x falcata.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189605969
Common Eider x Mallard https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139099508 See comments for reasoning. There's a very well known individual here and despite the poor photo this appears to be it, albeit in messier plumage due to the time of year. COEI x MALL is an option on eBird. This individual hybrid at the Seahouses is also posted a lot by photographers on Twitter
Maybe adding this taxon will encourage more users to upload photos. Surprisingly only one person on eBird uploaded photos of this individual despite the amount of people who have photographed it
Added Mallard x Common Eider https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1510272-Anas-platyrhynchos---Somateria-mollissima
ty!
European Green Toad x Common Toad:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197247176
Bumping Neotropic x Double-crested Cormorant again since I don't see it on the list still
@neontetraploid https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1536779-Nannopterum-auritum---brasilianum
Oriental Turtle-Dove x Eurasian Collared-Dove
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87316354
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/355002891
Asp viper x Lataste's viper
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182043045
Iberian grass snake x Barred grass snake
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149971488
Added, and @birdwhisperer has already added the dove hybrid taxon since.
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