The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or the wigeon, is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck...
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of wigeon, in addition to one recently extinct species. There are three extant species: the Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope), the American wigeon (M...
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with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian wigeon. The American wigeon was formally described...
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socially was active in Eurasian wigeon flocks. Successful reproduction was not seen between the hybrid species and a pure Eurasian wigeon female during the...
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Gadwall, Anas strepera Falcated duck, Anas falcata Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope American wigeon, Anas americana American black duck, Anas rubripes Mallard...
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naturalist James Francis Stephens in 1824. The type species is the Eurasian wigeon. The name of the genus is from the Portuguese word Marreco for a small...
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5000 km to get there, including the greylag goose, pintail, common teal, Eurasian wigeon, northern shoveler, and ruddy shelduck (Surkhab). Local birds include...
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Spatula clypeata (n) Gadwall, Mareca strepera (n) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope American wigeon, Mareca americana (n) Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos (n)...
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waterfowl have been noted including bar-headed goose, ruddy shelduck, Eurasian wigeon, common teal, northern pintail, garganey, northern shoveller, common...
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Hesychius as "some kind of bird" (today arbitrarily identified with the Eurasian wigeon, to which Linnaeus gave the binomial Anas penelope), where -elōps (-έλωψ)...
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000. Species the reserve is important for include pink-footed goose, Eurasian wigeon and black-tailed godwit. The water levels are kept high into the Spring...
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Lesser whistling-duck Graylag goose Comb duck Ruddy shelduck Gadwall Eurasian wigeon Indian spot-billed duck Northern shoveler Northern pintail Green-winged...
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ground for birds. Species commonly found include the tufted duck, Eurasian wigeon, northern pintail, common pochard, little grebe, great egret, and great...
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warblers. The wet grasslands hold internationally important numbers of Eurasian wigeon, nationally important numbers of European white-fronted goose, and...
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red-crested pochard, ruddy shelduck, northern shoveller, common teal, and Eurasian wigeon. Under the Köppen climate classification, Srinagar has a four-season...
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spot-billed pelican, gadwall, wood sandpiper, spotted sandpiper, Eurasian wigeon, black-tailed godwit, spotted redshank, starling, bluethroat and long-billed...
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crossbill are more reserved in their behaviour and more difficult to find. Eurasian wigeon live by and swim on the loch. The Loch Garten Osprey Centre is a bird-watching...
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with merlin, peregrine falcon and barn owl. Large numbers of Eurasian teal and Eurasian wigeon also winter. The great bitterns first bred in 2000 and the...
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Female Hovering Wetland of Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary, India Eurasian Wigeon Pair List of lakes in India List of national parks of India Ramsar...
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(Georgi, 1775) 89 Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758) 90 Chiloe wigeon Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig, 1829) 91 American wigeon Mareca americana...
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Home to Pin-tailed duck, Garganey, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Eurasian Wigeon, Common teal and Cotton teal 80 Longwood Shola Reserve Forest Tamil...
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wintering and breeding wildfowl and waders, especially teal, pintail, Eurasian wigeon, shoveler, pochard and Bewick's swans. The site also has rich aquatic...
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in winter. Among the waterfowl and wading birds spotted there are Eurasian wigeon, pintail, bar-headed goose, greylag goose, greater flamingo, common...
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duck Baikal teal × northern pintail Hooded merganser × smew Eurasian wigeon × American wigeon Mallard × grey duck, a subspecies of the Pacific black duck...
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goose Mute swan Trumpeter swan Tundra swan Wood duck Gadwall Eurasian wigeon American wigeon American black duck Mallard Mottled duck Blue-winged teal Cinnamon...
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birds and migrating wildfowl such as Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) and Eurasian wigeon (A penelope). Since the opening of the...
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importance of greylag geese from the Icelandic population. Birds such as Eurasian wigeon and common teal also roost. There is an area of floating bog to be...
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pintail, Anas acuta (common) Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata (common) Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope (common) Gadwall, Anas strepera (common) Garganey, Anas...
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its best in winter, attracting huge flocks of pink-footed geese and Eurasian wigeon, many whooper swans and occasional rarer birds such as the snow goose...
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sparrow Eurasian treecreeper Eurasian whimbrel Eurasian wigeon Eurasian woodcock Eurasian wren Eurasian wryneck European bee-eater European crested tit...
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