American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Summary 2

The American wigeon (Mareca americana), also baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. This species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian wigeon. Anas is the Latin for "duck" and americana refers to America.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Rick Leche, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/64649343@N00/2039090507
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mareca_americana

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