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Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 3,547, February 3,108, March 3,538, April 4,691, May 5,902, June 4,512, July 3,673, August 3,545, September 3,629, October 3,268, November 2,870, December 3,282.
United States2,239,887
Canada73,231
Washington45,562
British Columbia39,887
California36,108
Oregon19,260
New Jersey13,680
New York11,658
Russia9,820
Ontario9,164

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderWaterfowl · Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Swans · Anatidae
GenusWigeons and Allies · Mareca

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