American Wigeon
Anas americana
Duck Like
Length: 19 in. (48 cm )
Usually in small to large flocks during the winter, this duck feeds from near the surface of salt and fresh water where it eats aquatic vegetation, molluscs, and insects. It also frequently grazes out of the water on grassy areas near water where it eats seeds, grass blades and other plant material. Its nest is hidden in tall grass, often far from the water\s edge of freshwater marshes. It is made of grass and lined with feather down.'
The four-digit banding code is AMWI.
Male |
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Marsh / swamp
Mudflat
Open water
Sex of Bird: Male
Bibliographic details:
- Article: American Wigeon
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/american-wigeon
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). American Wigeon. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/american-wigeon
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "American Wigeon". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/american-wigeon
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "American Wigeon". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/american-wigeon
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