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A photo of a Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope), male
Eurasian Wigeon, Male

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon, also known as the widgeon or the wigeon (Mareca penelope) is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is common and widespread within its Palearctic range. 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. They will join with flocks of the American wigeon in the United States, and they also hybridize with them.
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Nigel Lucas
Saturday 03 Jun 2023 - 4:27pm
United Kingdom
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Mark W
Saturday 03 Jun 2023 - 9:29am
United Kingdom
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Paula Watts
Saturday 03 Jun 2023 - 9:29am
United Kingdom
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Douglas Rintoul
Friday 02 Jun 2023 - 2:19pm
United Kingdom
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