American Wigeons

A pair of American Wigeons (Mareca americana) on the waters of the Ottawa River. Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Jivko Nakev

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Based on the published phylogeny, the genus Anas was split into four monophyletic genera with five extant species moved into the resurrected genus Mareca.
One of them is A.americana. Posted 6 years ago
1. Greg Shchepanek
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you very much for the correction. Posted 6 years ago

The American wigeon

The American wigeon , also called a baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to ''Anas'', this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus ''Mareca''. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian wigeon. ''Mareca'' is from the Brazilian-Portuguese word ''Marréco'' for a small duck and ''americana'' refers to America.

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Species identified by Jivko Nakev