Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope· 鸭科(1 photos)

Species Profile

IOC World Bird List

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope· Ducks, Geese & Swans

45-51 cm. A medium-sized duck with pointed tail and short bill. Bill light grey with black tip, paler and bluer on male. Breeding male has chestnut head with yellowish crown, pinkish breast, greyish body, white forewings, and black and white ventral region. Non-breeding males are chestnut with white belly and forewings. Females are greyish-brown to rufous-brown, with whitish belly. In flight shows narrow neck, bulbous head and pointed tail, males with contrasting white forewing and white belly, female greyish-brown forewing and white belly.

Voice
Male has a clear whistled "pjiew pjiew", female a growled 'krrr'.
Range & Status
breeds northern Europe and Asia. In winter migrates south to southern Europe, Meditteranean, Africa and southern Asia; vagrant to Borneo, Sulawesi, some Pacific islands, and Australia. A bird recorded from Carnarvon, Western Australia on 6 March 2013 remained for several weeks.

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