American Wigeon

Über uns

A medium-sized duck. Males have a creamy-white forehead blaze, broad green eye-stripe, pink-brown body, and white shoulder patch; females are warm brown. Common in North America; winters in coastal wetlands and agricultural land. Grazes on grass and aquatic plants.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Flügelspannweite	50,6 cm	19.9 in
Gewicht	938,125 g	33.09 oz

Identifizierung

Gefieder

Males have white forehead and crown; iridescent green eye patch; pinkish-buff breast; gray flanks; white belly. White forewing patch in flight. Females mottled brown-gray with gray head. Dimorphic.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes in boreal and northern forest of North America. Winters on coastal bays, estuaries, freshwater wetlands, and agricultural fields from the southern United States to Central America.

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Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet

Resident across Australia and parts of New Guinea. Sedentary in wetlands; locally nomadic in arid interior zones.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding season.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Nistverhalten

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 23-25 days. Fledging: 37-48 days.

Gelegegröße

3-12

Lautgebung

Gesang

Male produces a three-note whew-whew-wheoo whistle; female gives a low grunting purr. The male's clear, looping whistle is distinctive on North American ponds and marshes.

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordnung	Anseriformes (Wasservögel)
Familie	Anatidae (Enten, Gänse und Schwäne)
Genus	Mareca
Arten	Mareca americana

Distribution

American Wigeon has been recorded in 8 countries.

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Vorhanden Not recorded

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What does the American Wigeon eat?

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding season.

Where does the American Wigeon live?

Breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes in boreal and northern forest of North America. Winters on coastal bays, estuaries, freshwater wetlands, and agricultural fields from the southern United States to Central America.

Is the American Wigeon endangered?

The American Wigeon has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the American Wigeon nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 23-25 days. Fledging: 37-48 days.

What does the American Wigeon sound like?

Male produces a three-note whew-whew-wheoo whistle; female gives a low grunting purr. The male's clear, looping whistle is distinctive on North American ponds and marshes.

How big is the American Wigeon?

The American Wigeon has a wingspan of 50.6 cm, weight of 938.125 g.

What order and family does the American Wigeon belong to?

The American Wigeon (Mareca americana) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.