American Wigeon Anas americana [JF Gmelin, 1789] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family: Anatidae |
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BTO Codes:
AW, AMEWI
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EURING No: 1800 | |
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Number in Britain:
5 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
50 cm
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Wingspan: 82 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 770 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: anas=a duck and after America |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS n&c North America, WINTERS: south to n South America |
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Habitat:
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Marshes, lakes, on migration also rivers, estuaries |
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Diet:
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Mostly leaves of grass, also invertebrates and seeds during summer |
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TitBit:
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The American Wigeon was formerly known as "Baldpate" because the white stripe on its crown resembled a bald man's head. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Middlesex, 1838
(Votier, S.C. et al. 2003. British Birds 96:2-22)
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Other Names |
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| 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 |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press [598.48 KEA] | |
| See Also: | |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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