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| Anas americana |
Gmelin, 1789 |
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Family: Anatidae |
Order: Anseriformes |
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American wigeon |
Canard d'Amérique |
Silbón americano |
Amerikanische Pfeifente |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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Winters mostly along both Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America and Iceland S to Panama; also on
Bermudas and Hawaii. Occurs in very small numbers on eastern side of N Atlantic, where regular in Britain.
Vagrants have also reached NE Siberia and Japan. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after Baker RR (1978),
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| Regions: Caribbean Islands, Mesoamerica, North America, South America |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |