Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
French: Canard chipeau German: Schnatterente Spanish: Anade Friso
Other common names: Gray Duck
Taxonomy:
Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Chaulelasmus. Race couesi, Coues' Gadwall, described from Washington and New York Is, C Pacific, apparently not seen after its discovery in 1874 and considered extinct. Monotypic.
Distribution: Widespread over great part of Palearctic and Nearctic Regions.
- Least Concern
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a male swimming and feeding Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands
wout van den brink 5 weeks ago 24 sec 4 -
A male swimming and leaving the water Lier, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Leo Janssen 26 February 2000 6 years ago 21 sec 4 -
A male and female swimming Lier, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Leo Janssen 26 February 2000 6 years ago 8 sec 3.9 -
A male swimming and feeding San Dimas, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 11 December 2001 1 year ago 21 sec 3.7 -
A female swimming and feeding Wedeler Marsh-the Carl Zeiss Bird Station, Hamburg, Germany (strepera)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2006 3 years ago 28 sec 3.7 -
A male swiming Lagunazo de Moncayuelo, Ejea de los Caballeros, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 30 November 2007 1 year ago 20 sec 3.6
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Pair of gadwalls landing Ballona Freshwater Marsh, Los Angeles County, California, USA
susanks 26 April 2009 9 weeks ago 4.3 -
Gadwall Jamnagar District, Gujarat, India
Subramanya_CK 11 January 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
A chick in hand. Saskatchewan, Canada
Emily Pipher 14 July 2009 11 weeks ago 3.5 -
A male in between Moorhens. Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands
Frank Derriks 2 February 2009 1 year ago 2.5
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A drake calling London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 19 December 2009 7 weeks ago 3
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