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American Wigeon

Mareca americana
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Pato Calvo
Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Anas americana.


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 248770
♂  Adult
Alameda County
California
United States
02/04/2018
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 185491
♂ ♀  Adult
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
California
United States
01/06/2017
Virginia Bonifacio
Foto
Photography ID: 148568
♂  Adult
Ballona wetland
California
United States
01/15/2016
Marcos Augusto Lartigau



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
70171604/02/2018United StatesCaliforniaHayward Shoreline, Alameda CountyRutger Koperdraad
56117526/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological Reserve50Virginia Bonifacio
56107217/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaMarina del rey4Virginia Bonifacio
52819906/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological Reserve50Virginia Bonifacio
52864426/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaDuck pond, Lake Forest4Virginia Bonifacio
52089324/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaRancho Santa Margarita Lake6Virginia Bonifacio
52078921/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaUpper Newport Bay, Orange Couty627Virginia Bonifacio
43040415/01/2016United StatesCaliforniaBallona wetlandMarcos Augusto Lartigau
40388512/01/2016United StatesCaliforniaBallona wetlandMarcos Augusto Lartigau
17593030/11/2008United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological ReserveAlec Earnshaw
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Wigeon (Mareca americana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.