American Wigeon
Mareca americana
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 61,762
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The American wigeon, also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to Anas, this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian wigeon.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “American wigeon”.