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;[[:Category:Anas|Anas]] americana | ;[[:Category:Anas|Anas]] americana | ||
[[Image:American_Wigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Leslie]] | [[Image:American_Wigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Leslie]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Alaska]] south throughout most of [[Canada]] and western [[United States]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Sometimes placed in the genus ''Mareca''. | + | Sometimes placed in the genus ''Mareca''.<br /> |
| + | This is a monotypic species. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forages in marshes, fields, and shallow waters. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anas+americana}} | {{GSearch|Anas+americana}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anas]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anas]][[Category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 23:50, 3 August 2008
- Anas americana
Identification
Distribution
Alaska south throughout most of Canada and western United States.
Taxonomy
Sometimes placed in the genus Mareca.
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Forages in marshes, fields, and shallow waters.
