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Anas penelope |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Family: ducks, geese, swans |
Order: Anseriformes |
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Eurasian wigeon |
Canard siffleur |
Silbón europeo |
Pfeifente |
Basically migratory, descending to lower latitudes to winter along most of W and Central Europe, Mediterranean
Basin, Middle East, India, SE Asia and Japan; some populations (e.g. British) mostly sedentary. Occurs regularly
on Atlantic coast of N America in small number. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |