On Sun, Nov 01, 2009 at 04:41:55AM -0600, Chris Corben wrote:
> I think when I asked around about this I was told that tryhybrids are
> known in at least ducks and finches, but only in captivity? Anyone know
> the answer to that?
There is surprisingly a book compiling all known avian hybrids: "Handbook
of Avian Hybrids of the World". From its introduction:
"Compound hybrids are produced by successive matings between more than
two different types of birds. For example, Sandnes (1957) first produced
a hybrid between a Golden Pheasant and a Lady Amherst's Pheasant
(Chrysolophus pictus x C. amherstiae), then mated it with a Common
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) to produce a three-way hybrid. Such hybrids
occur both in captivity and in nature. Thus, Harrison and Harrison
(1965a) report a presumed natural three-way hybrid of Pintail Duck
(Anas acuta) with Mallard (A. platyrhynchos) and Gadwall (A. strepera)."
Andrew
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