Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) - HBW 1, p. 601
French: Canard siffleur
German: Pfeifente
Spanish: Silbón Europeo
Other common names: Wigeon, European Wigeon
Taxonomy: Anas Penelope Linnaeus, 1758, coasts and swamps of Europe.
Forms superspecies with A. americana and A. sibilatrix; sometimes placed in genus Mareca. Monotypic.
Distribution: Iceland, N Europe, N Asia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Pair swimming Locality Hornborga Lake, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Per Johan 16 April 2007 1 year ago 1 min 37 sec 4.3 -
a group foraging in the grass Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Wout van den Brink 29 October 2011 15 weeks ago 31 sec 4.3 -
A pair swimming Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 November 2005 5 years ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A group in a wintering area Locality Uitkerke, West Flanders Province, Belgium
Pascal Vagner 19 February 2011 50 weeks ago 36 sec 3.8 -
A group of birds feeding on the water on a beach. Locality Yatsushiro Port, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A male walking over the ice, among a group of Mallards. Locality Båtsfjord, Finnmark County, Norway (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 3.7
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One male adult
Locality Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Rémi Bigonneau 23 December 2011 7 weeks ago 4.4 -
A male
Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 1 January 2002 1 year ago 4.2 -
Adult male in full breeding plumage
Locality Uitkerke, West Flanders Province, Belgium
Marco Valentini 22 January 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.2 -
In a Pivot field far from any water
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 25 November 2011 11 weeks ago 4.2 -
Rich coloured male with reflection
Locality Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 8 May 2011 40 weeks ago 4 -
A male in almost full breeding plumage
Locality Normandie, France (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 1 January 2001 3 years ago 4
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Calls of drakes. Locality Rainham, Essex, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 8 January 2009 2 years ago 4 -
large group at the lake in Amsterdam Locality Sloterplas, Amsterdam, North Holland Province, Netherlands
SoNaR 9 January 2009 3 years ago 3.5 -
Calls of male, short whistles Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1984 1 year ago 3 -
Calls of a single drake Locality Rainham, Essex, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 8 January 2009 2 years ago 3
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