Chiloe Wigeon

Alternative name: Southern Wigeon

Male
Photo by Fritz73.
Santa Cruz, Argentina, 2003

Mareca sibilatrix

Identification

43–54 cm (17-21¼ in)
Male

• Iridescent green on back of crown and neck
• White face
• Small white patch below ear coverts
• Barred black and white breast
• Orange brown sides
• Small bluish-grey, black tipped bill
  

Photo by Luis R
Batuco Wetland. Santiago de Chile, October 2016

Female:similar but duller, less white and iridescent green head

Distribution

South America: breeds in central Chile and Argentina, migrating to Paraguay, Uruguay and south Brazil during winter.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].
Formerly placed in the genus Anas.

Habitat

Shallow freshwater lakes, marshes, lagoons and slow flowing rivers.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet is mainly vegetarian, consisting of grasses, sedges, aquatic vegetation and seeds. However, worms and larvae are also included.

Breeding

The clutch consists of 6-10 eggs which are incubated by both adults.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Arthur Grosset
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chiloe Wigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chiloe_Wigeon

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