Eurasian wigeon
Mareca penelope
Family Anatidae. Order Anseriformes.
Photo: Kuribo / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Description
The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or wigeon, is one of three extant species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca.
Traits
- Residency
- migratory
- Diet
- herbivorous
- Game species
- yes — waterfowl
♪ Bird call
Recording: Bird Boy
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Photographs
Baldamus, A. C. Eduard; Blasius, J. H.; Naumann, Johann Andreas; Nauma / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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