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 -
A male feeding while swimming and calling. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 June 2012 38 weeks ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A male feeding on the water. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 June 2012 38 weeks ago 25 sec 4.2 -
A male and a female on the water Locality Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 25 November 2006 6 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
A male on the water, upending for plants. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 May 2012 43 weeks ago 38 sec 4 -
A pair swimming on a wet tundra and the male landing looking around. Locality Chevak, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 June 2012 39 weeks ago 23 sec 3.8 -
A male showing agressive behaviour in front another bird, to protect its female. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 May 2012 43 weeks ago 15 sec 3.8 -
A female feeding on the water, preening the wing and swimming. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 May 2012 43 weeks ago 21 sec 3.8 -
A female feeding on the water and swimming close to the male. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 May 2012 43 weeks ago 27 sec 3.6 -
A pair feeding on the water. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 May 2012 43 weeks ago 21 sec 3.3 -
An immature bird swimming Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 7 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 7 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 4 years ago 22 sec 3 -
A bird on the water, feeding. Locality San Pedro La Laguna, Sololá Department, Guatemala
carol.anderson 21 December 2008 4 years ago 12 sec 2.5 -
A male in transtion from eclipse to breeding plumage, drinking Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 7 years ago 24 sec 2.3 -
Two females swimming Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 7 years ago 14 sec 2
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