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Anas americana

Anas americana

American wigeon(+17)·Gmelin, 1789

GBIF:155307392

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Freshwater Terrestrial

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(3)

North West Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Maine

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 16 languages.

engAmerican wigeonengturAmerika fiyusuturturAmerika ıslıkçınıturnldAmerikaanse smientnldnobAmerikablesandnob+13 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 16 languages.

engAmerican wigeon
eng
Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
turAmerika fiyusu
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
turAmerika ıslıkçını
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nldAmerikaanse smient
nld
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nobAmerikablesand
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnoAmerikablesand
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sweAmerikansk bläsand
swe
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
danAmerikansk pibeand
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
litAmerikinė cyplė
lit
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
slvAmeriška žvižgavka
slv
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
deuNordamerikanische Pfeifente
deu
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
engbald-pate
eng
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
cymchwiwell America
cym
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rualacha mheiriceánach
gla
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
spasilbón Americano
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
polświstun Amerykański
pol
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrБілоголовий орлан
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
jpnアメリカヒドリ
jpn
Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (614 nucleotides; 381 proteins)

NCBI:txid75832

UNKNOWN

Occurrences with images

CITATIONS

References(9)

  • 1

    Animal Diversity Web. <em>University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.</em>

    additional source
  • 2

    Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.

    basis of record
  • 3

    Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342.

    additional source
  • 4

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

    additional source
  • 5

    Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p.

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155307392
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2498154
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158940
    Last Crawled
    6/4/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/4/2026