American Wigeon
Photo obtained from USFWS Digital Library System
SCIENTIFIC NAME: American Wigeon (Anas americana) male.
American Wigeon
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
also known as the Baldpate
Species Code: ANAAM ...
American wigeon Anas americana
Identification Tips:
Length: 14 inches Wingspan: 34 inches
Large dabbling duck
Blue bill with black nail
White secondary coverts (grayer in females) and green speculum
White axillars
White belly ...
American Wigeon
Relatives in same Genus
Northern Pintail (A. acuta)
Northern Shoveler (A. clypeata)
Green-winged Teal (A. crecca)
Cinnamon Teal (A. cyanoptera)
Blue-winged Teal (A. discors)
Eurasian Wigeon (A. penelope)
Mallard (A.
Song: American Wigeon song
Migration: Summers throughout most of Canada, Alaska, and the northern third of the United States. Winters along the North American coasts, the southern third of the United States, and points south. ...
American Wigeon
Anas americana
The American Wigeon (Anas americana) is widespread in North America, generally breeding across Canada and the northern half of the United States and wintering in the southern U.S. and Mexico.
American Wigeon Eclipse - The male eclipse American Wigeon has more black streaking on the head and neck and lacks the green ear patch and white on the head, the upperparts are brown and the breast and flanks are chestnut.
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American Wigeon (Anas americana)
No photo of the American Wigeon available.
American Wigeon Behaviour
No observations regarding American Wigeon behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about American Wigeons ...
Diet The American Wigeon is a dabbling duck, it feeds on plant matter on or just below the surface of the water. It eats the seeds, stems and leafy parts of aquatic plants.
American Wigeon
(Anas americana)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2010
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
Occurs as a common (but in small numbers) migrant.
American Wigeon
Anas americana (Gmelin)
Status Uncommon in summer, rare in winter.
American wigeons are medium-sized ducks. They have a white crown with a green post-ocular stripe and gray on their lower face and neck. The breast and flanks are rusty and the back is dark brown.
Aberrant American Wigeon (Anas americana) in Dare Co., NC
This unusual male wigeon was photographed at North Pond, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, on 10/17/03. Is this an aberration or could it be a hybrid?
American Wigeon
Winter Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Eurasian Wigeon
Winter Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
The American Wigeon (Anas americana) is a common dabbler in our area, often seen at the edges of a pond or grazing in nearby vegetation.
American Wigeon Anas americana: Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Newport Beach, CA, 01 Jan
American Black Duck Anas rubripes: Coindre Hall, Huntington, NY, 07 Jan ...
American Wigeon - 26 in three flocks.
American Black Duck - 57
Northern Pintail - 2
Green-winged Teal - 2
Greater Scaup - 149. My largest coastal flight of scaup. One flock of
44 birds, but mostly small groups of 2 to 20 birds. There certainly ...
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) ...
Anas americana - American Wigeon
Anas strepera - Gadwall
Anas crecca - Green-winged Teal
Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard (in Birds of NWO)
Anas acuta - Northern Pintail
Anas discors - Blue-winged Teal
Anas clypeata - Northern Shoveler ...
American Wigeon, Anas americana
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Mottled Duck, Anas fulvigula
Eastern Spot-billed Duck, Anas zonorhyncha (A)
Mexican Duck, Anas diazi
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors ...
It is the Old World counterpart of North America's American Wigeon. It is strongly migratory and winters further south than its breeding range.
conditions, may represent half of all Redhead eggs in a given area, and can seriously damage the breeding success of the host. Redheads often parasitize Canvasback nests, but also lay eggs in the nests of Gadwalls, Northern Pintails, American Wigeons, ...
 See also: Wigeon, Duck, Gadwall, Mallard, Green-winged Teal
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