Wigeon
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"Widgeon" redirects here. For other uses, see Widgeon (disambiguation).
The wigeons or widgeons are a group of birds, dabbling ducks currently classified in the genus Mareca along with two other species. There are three extant species of wigeon, in addition to one recently extinct species.
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Wigeons | |
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Male (rear) and female (front) Eurasian wigeons. | |
Eurasian wigeon calls recorded in Dorset, England | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Tribe: | Anatini |
Genus: | Mareca |
Species | |
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