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The Eurasian wigeon is a bird of open wetlands, such as wet grassland or marshes with some taller vegetation, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing, which it does very readily. It nests on the ground, near water and under cover. It is highly gregarious outside of the breeding season and will form large flocks.
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 kestrel (female) Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae. Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons. Lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni (A) Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus; Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus (A)
Eurasian wigeon; W. Wigeon This page was last edited on 1 August 2011, at 11:10 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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 ...
Eurasian wigeon: Mareca penelope: American wigeon: Mareca americana (A) Mallard: Anas platyrhynchos: American black duck: Anas rubripes (A) Azores only Northern pintail: Anas acuta: Green-winged teal: Anas crecca (S) Marbled teal: Marmaronetta angustirostris (A) vulnerable Red-crested pochard: Netta rufina: Redhead: Aythya americana (A) Common ...
The critically endangered Laysan duck is found at Midway Atoll. This is a list of birds of the United States Minor Outlying Islands.This area consists of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean and Navassa Island in the Caribbean Sea.
The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. Bristle-thighed curlew, Numenius tahitiensis; Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus; Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa ...