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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.
Male (front) and female (rear) American wigeons. Male (rear) and female (front) Chiloé wigeons. There are three extant species: the Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope), the American wigeon (M. americana) and the Chiloé wigeon (M. sibilatrix). A fourth species, the Amsterdam wigeon (Mareca marecula), became extinct in the 19th century.
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Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope; American wigeon, Anas americana; American black duck, ... The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male ...
Mareca is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the wigeons.. The species now placed in this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas.A molecular phylogentic study comparing mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2009 found that the genus Anas, as then defined, was not monophyletic. [1]
Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope; ... As with many galliform species, the female (the hen) is smaller and much less colorful than the male (the tom). With wingspans ...
Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope; Philippine duck, ... The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.
American wigeon, Mareca americana (A) ... Eurasian teal, Anas crecca; Eurasian wigeon, ... The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male ...