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American Wigeon Mareca americana

Photo: Michiel Oversteegen

Classification

Anatidae [family]
Mareca [genus] (2)
americana [species]

Classification

Anatidae [family]
Mareca [genus] (2)
americana [species]

Names

Dutch name Amerikaanse smient
English name American Wigeon
Alternative English name American Widgeon
Alternative English name Baldpate
Papiamento name Pato Amerikana (Aruba)
Papiamento name Patu Merikano (Bonaire, Curaçao)
Valid name Mareca americana (Gmelin, 1789)
Basionym Anas americana Gmelin, 1789

Classification