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.
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An adult male swimming and upending for plants, close to a female. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 May 2012 43 weeks ago 19 sec 4.8 -
Views of a male in extreme breeding plumage. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 10 February 2013 14 weeks ago 45 sec 4.7 -
An adult male swimming on a pond. Locality Potter Marsh, Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 May 2012 43 weeks ago 23 sec 4.5 -
Adult male in breeding plumage swimming and calling Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States)
Wayne Hall 27 May 2010 2 years ago 1 min 13 sec 4.5 -
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 1 year ago 46 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a male swimming. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 May 2012 43 weeks ago 17 sec 4.4
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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 1 year ago 4.2 -
Adult female
Locality Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA (United States)
Paul A Guris 4 December 2011 51 weeks ago 4.2 -
A male in breeding plumage
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 29 October 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
Notice the gray head, dark smudge around eye, narrow black line along the bill, warm brown breast and flanks and rufous-edged wi
Locality Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rafael Sibrian 15 May 2013 3 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 4 -
Female American Wigeon (Migration)
Locality Coyote Hills Regional Park, Alameda County, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 27 January 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Male American Wigeon (Migration)
Locality Coyote Hills Regional Park, Alameda County, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 27 January 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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Calls by one male while feeding on the water. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 June 2012 39 weeks ago 4
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