First Record of a Mallard <i>Anas platyrhynchos</i> × Northern Pintail <i>Anas acuta</i> Hybrid from Gujarat, India
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First Record of a Mallard Anas platyrhynchos × Northern Pintail Anas acuta Hybrid from Gujarat, India

Miscellaneous Notes - Birds
Volume 123, September - December, 2026
https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2026/v123/171368
Published 2026-11-02
Krishna Biswas
School of Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Vadodara, Gujarat
Nisarg Modi
Smt Nhl Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Gogan N. Madam
Range Forest Wing Kalyanpur, Jamnagar Forest Division, Forest and Environment Department, Government of Gujarat, Gujarat
Jayendra M Bhalodiya
School of Engineering and Applied Science, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6540-6835
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Biswas, K., Modi, N., N. Madam, G., & M Bhalodiya, J. (2026). First Record of a Mallard <i>Anas platyrhynchos</i> × Northern Pintail <i>Anas acuta</i> Hybrid from Gujarat, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 123(3). https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2026/v123/171368
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