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American wigeon

species of bird
Taxon Q28106685
American wigeon
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Facts

11 properties
Instance of
taxon
Short name
M. americana[8]
Described by source
New International Encyclopedia[5]
IUCN conservation status
least concern[2]
Original combination
Anas americana[6]
Parent taxon
Mareca[3]
Taxon common name
American Wigeon, Silbón americano, Kanadapfeifente, Canard d’Amérique, Американская свиязь, Ljóshöfðaönd, Fischione americano, Amerikaanse Smient, Amerikansk Pibeand, Amerikablesand, アメリカヒドリ, amerikanhaapana
+18 moreAmerikas baltvēderis, ànec xiulador nord-americà, hvízdák americký, ameerika viupart, álarcos réce, świstun amerykański, kačica bielohlavá, amerikansk bläsand, amerikinė cyplė, piadeira-americano, ameriška žvižgavka, свищ американський, Amerihkásnárttal, američka zviždara, 葡萄胸鴨, 绿眉鸭, coríu xiblador americanu, piadeira-americana
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Taxon name
Mareca americana[4]
Taxon range
South America, Africa[23][24]
Taxon rank
species[1]
Taxon synonym
Anas americana[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en American wigeon en Mareca americana ar ودجون أمريكي de Kanadapfeifente de Nordamerikanische Pfeifente es Silbón americano es chalcuán es pato chalcuán fa گیلار آمریکایی fi amerikanhaapana fi Mareca americana fr Canard d'Amérique fr Canard d’Amérique he ברווז אמריקאי hi अमेरिकी पतेरा hu álarcos réce hu Mareca americana id Itik bungalan Amerika it Fischione americano ja アメリカヒドリ
🔖 Identifiers · 36
All About Birds ID
American_Wigeon
Avibase taxon ID
D201EB7230F20770
Biota Information System of New Mexico species ID
040362
BirdLife taxon ID
22680163
CalPhotos taxon ID
Mareca+americana
Catalogue of Life ID
3Y3C6
Dutch Caribbean Species Register ID
188782
Dyntaxa ID
233782
E-Fauna BC species ID
Mareca americana
EBiodiversity ID
1184315
EBird taxon ID
amewig
Encyclopedia of Life ID
52231957
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Fossilworks taxon ID
335673
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
2498155
IBP 4-letter bird species alpha code
AMWI
IBP 6-letter bird species alpha code
MARAME
INaturalist taxon ID
485176
IRMNG ID
10515258
ITIS TSN
175095
IUCN taxon ID
22680163
Maryland Biodiversity Project species ID
915
Montana Field Guide species ID
ABNJB10180
NBN System Key
NHMSYS0021276046
NCBI taxonomy ID
75832
NWT Species ID
mareca-americana-anas-americana
NatureServe Explorer ID
2.104824
Neotropical Birds ID
amewig
Observation.org taxon ID
799
Oiseaux.net ID
canard.a.front.blanc
Paleobiology Database taxon ID
335673
TAXREF ID
1955
TaiBNET ID
ITS-175095
TaiCOL ID (new version)
t0068481
UMLS CUI
C1031476
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
01851481-n
Xeno-canto species ID
Mareca-americana

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🔗 Connections
Taxon range 2
Africa, South America
Described by source 1
New International Encyclopedia
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Mareca
Taxon rank 1
species
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  1. [1] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 8.1. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 7.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved . museum.lsu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Anas americana
    Described by source → New International Encyclopedia
    Taxon rank → species
    Taxon range → South America, Africa
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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