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The Eurasian wigeon was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae under the binomial name Anas penelope. [2] [3] Anas is the Latin word for "duck", and penelope refers to a duck that was supposed to have rescued Penelope when she was thrown into the sea.
Based on the published phylogeny, the genus Anas was split into four monophyletic genera with five extant species moved into the resurrected genus Mareca. [2] The genus Mareca was introduced by English naturalist James Francis Stephens in 1824. The type species is the Eurasian wigeon.
MacKay A (1996). "Hybrid wigeon resembling American Wigeon in Leicestershire". Birding World. 9: 146– 7. Shiota T (1987). "A challenge in the identification of hybrid American and Eurasian Wigeon". Yacho. 496: 6, 18– 19. Votier SC, Harrop AH, Denny M (2003). "A review of status and identification of American Wigeon in Britain and Ireland ...
The king eider was named Anas spectabilis in 1758 The Eurasian wigeon was named Anas penelope in 1758 Anas (ducks, geese, & swans) Anas cygnus – whooper swan [72]
Anseriformes is an order of birds belonging to the clade Galloanseres.It consists of 3 families, 58 genera and 171 living species. [1] [2] Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [3] and Paleofile.com websites. [4]
Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope; American wigeon, Mareca ... American black duck, Anas rubripes; Mottled duck, Anas fulvigula; Northern pintail ... Scott's oriole, ...
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Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope; American wigeon, Mareca americana; American black duck, Anas rubripes (R) Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; ... Scott's oriole, ...