Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
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
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A male and a female on the water Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 25 November 2006 3 years ago 19 sec 3.6 -
A male in transtion from eclipse to breeding plumage, drinking Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, UK (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 4 years ago 24 sec 3 -
A pair swimming Sayville, Long Island, New York, USA (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 30 November 2005 3 years ago 18 sec 2.7 -
A bird on the water, feeding. San Pedro La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala
carol.anderson 21 December 2008 1 year ago 12 sec 2.3 -
An immature bird swimming Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, UK (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 3 years ago 26 sec 2.3 -
Male, then a female (and a Pochard male) swim & forage Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Joe Angseesing 3 February 2005 1 year ago 22 sec 2
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American wigeon cruising. Colorado, USA
Mike Ross 8 January 2008 8 weeks ago 4.5 -
Close up of a drake London Wetland Centre, London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 44 weeks ago 4 -
Male and female St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Todd Boland 5 January 2008 1 year ago 4 -
A male swimming in the Golf Course Pond. Arizona, USA
Chad Parkin 4 April 2009 44 weeks ago 3.7 -
Adult male in a local pond Victoria, Australia
Todd Boland 28 February 2006 1 year ago 3.5 -
A mating pait on a pond. Middleton Island, Alaska, USA
Christophe Gouraud 9 May 2006 19 weeks ago 3
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