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American Wigeon Anas americana [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
AW , AMEWI
EURING No:
1800
Number in Britain:
6 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
50 cm
Wingspan:
82 cm
Weight:
M/F: 770 g
Scientific name from:
L.: anas =a duck
and after America
World Distribution:
BREEDS n&c North America, WINTERS: south to n South America
Habitat:
Marshes, lakes, on migration also rivers, estuaries
Diet:
Mostly leaves of grass, also invertebrates and seeds during summer
TitBit:
The American Wigeon was formerly known as "Baldpate" because the white stripe on its crown resembled a bald man's head.
Records and Distribution
First Record:
1838
(Votier, S.C. et al. 2003. British Birds 96:2-22)
Summary of Annual Totals
Distribution by County
Other Names
Baldpate
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Chwiwell America
Danish:
Amerikansk pibeand
Dutch:
Amerikaanse smient
Finnish:
Amerikanhaapana
French:
Canard jansen
German:
Amerikansiche Pfeifente
Hungarian:
Amerikai fütyüloréce
Icelandic:
Ljóshöfđaönd
Irish:
Rualacha Mheiriceánach
Italian:
Fischione americano
Norwegian:
Amerikablesand
Polish:
Swistun amerykanski
Portuguese:
Piadeira-americana
Spanish:
Anade silbón americano
Swedish:
Amerikansk bläsand
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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