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WetlandPlatform nestLarge · 770 g
What the Eurasian Wigeon sounds like
ID tip
This dabbling duck is 42–52 cm (17–20 in) long with a 71–80 cm (28–31 in) wingspan, and a weight of 500–1,073 g (1–2 lb). The breeding male has grey flanks and back, with a black rear end, a dark green speculum and a brilliant white patch on upper wings, visible in flight or at rest. It has a pink breast, white belly, and a chestnut head with a creamy crown. In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the drake looks more like the female. The female is light brown, with plumage similar to that of a female American wigeon.
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When to see the Eurasian Wigeon
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Eurasian Wigeon
The map shades 112 countries with regular records, and 7 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Australia, Ghana, Greenland, Martinique, South Sudan, Anguilla, Cuba.
About the Eurasian Wigeon
The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon, also known as the widgeon or wigeon, is one of three extant species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is common and widespread within its Palearctic range.
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Easily confused with
American WigeonMareca americanaThe American wigeon is a medium-sized bird; it is larger than a teal but smaller than a pintail.
Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrixThe Chiloé wigeon has a body length of 46 to 56 cm (18 to 22 in) and a wingspan of 75 to 86 cm (30 to 34 in).
Falcated DuckMareca falcataMales and females have similar lengths at 46 to 53 cm (18–21 in).
Side by side: Eurasian Wigeon vs Gadwall · American Wigeon vs Eurasian Wigeon · Chiloe Wigeon vs Eurasian Wigeon · Eurasian Wigeon vs Falcated Duck
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