Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
American Wigeon (Anas americana) - HBW 1, p. 601
French: Canard d'Amérique
German: Nordamerikanische Pfeifente
Spanish: Silbón Americano
Other common names: Baldpate
Taxonomy: Anas americana Gmelin, 1789, Louisiana and New York.
Forms superspecies with A. penelope and A. sibilatrix; sometimes placed in genus Mareca. Monotypic.
Distribution: NW to CE North America and S as far as NE California and N Colorado.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Female feeding on sedge in tundra pond with young - six young in total. Locality Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Wayne Hall 24 July 2011 42 weeks ago 46 sec 4.3 -
Adult male in breeding plumage swimming and calling Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States)
Wayne Hall 27 May 2010 1 year ago 1 min 13 sec 4.3 -
A male and a female on the water Locality Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 25 November 2006 5 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
An immature bird swimming Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 3.2 -
A pair swimming Locality Sayville, Long Island, New York, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 30 November 2005 6 years ago 18 sec 3.1 -
Male, then a female (and a Pochard male) swim & forage Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 3 February 2005 3 years ago 22 sec 3
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A male in breeding plumage
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 29 October 2011 29 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult male in breeding plumage, swimming on wintering lake.
Locality Alondra Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 4 February 2006 37 weeks ago 4.2 -
male
Locality Racconigi, Piedmont Region, Italy
Cristiano Crolle 25 weeks ago 4 -
American Wigeons in flight
Locality Scottsdale Greenbelt, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 8 February 2011 32 weeks ago 4 -
American wigeon cruising.
Locality Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 8 January 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Male and female
Locality St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Todd Boland 5 January 2008 3 years ago 4
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