Mareca (Wigeons and allies)

HIGHWAYS: Southbound 101 Lane Closure 7:32 p.m.
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CHP: Assist with Construction at Highway 101 N and Hookton Rd Offramp 7:14 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at 549 Fieldbrook Rd 7 p.m.
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Mareca strepera. Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mareca is a genus or subgenus of duck in the family Anatidae that includes the wigeons.

Species: Mareca penelope (Eurasian wigeon)

Species: Mareca americana (American wigeon)

Species: Mareca strepera (Gadwall)

Hybrid: Mareca americana × penelope (American × eurasian wigeon)