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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]
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.
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]
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 ...
Anas clangula – common goldeneye [75] Anas rustica – synonym of bufflehead [7] [75] Anas perspicillata – surf scoter [7] [75] Anas glaucion – synonym common goldeneye [76] Anas penelope – Eurasian wigeon [76] Anas acuta – northern pintail [76] Anas hyemalis – long-tailed duck [7] [76] Anas ferina – common pochard [76] Anas ...
Anas georgica Gmelin, JF, 1789: 110 Eaton's pintail: Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875) 111 Northern pintail: Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758: 112 Eurasian teal: Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758: 113 Green-winged teal: Anas carolinensis Gmelin, JF, 1789: 114 Yellow-billed teal: Anas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816: 115 Andean teal: Anas andium (Sclater, PL & Salvin ...
Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope; Philippine duck, Anas luzonica (E) Eastern spot-billed duck, Anas zonorhyncha (A) Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos (A) Northern pintail, Anas acuta; Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; Canvasback, Aythya valisineria (A) Common pochard, Aythya ferina (A) Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca (A) Baer's pochard, Aythya baeri (A)
Falcated duck, Anas falcata – V; Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope – W; Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos – r W; Spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha – R; Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata – W; Sunda teal, Anas gibberifrons – r; Northern pintail, Anas acuta – W; Garganey, Anas querquedula – W; Baikal teal, Anas formosa – V V; Common ...