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Genus

Mareca (Wigeons and allies)

Mareca penelope. Photo: (c) Riley Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

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

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
        • Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
          • Class: Aves (Birds)
            • Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
              • Family: Anatidae (Ducks, geese, and swans)
                • Genus: Mareca (Wigeons and allies)
                  • Species: Mareca penelope (Eurasian wigeon)
                  • Species: Mareca americana (American wigeon)
                  • Species: Mareca strepera (Gadwall)
                  • Hybrid: Mareca americana × penelope (American × eurasian wigeon)

Subtaxa

Species: Mareca penelope (Eurasian wigeon)

Species: Mareca americana (American wigeon)

Species: Mareca strepera (Gadwall)

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

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