The American wigeon, also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to Anas, this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian wigeon. Mareca is from the Brazilian-Portuguese word Marréco for a small duck and americana refers to America. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.526
Protonym:
Anas americana
Type locality:
Louisiana and New York.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656019
Avibase ID:
D201EB7230F20770
Avibase ID:
avibase-D201EB72
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D201EB72
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175094
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Baldpate ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Baldpate ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): American Widgeon ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Canard d'Amérique ( Anas americana) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Canard d'Amérique ( Anas americana) |
Clements 1st edition: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements, version 2021: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Clements, version 2022: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Clements, version 2023: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Clements 3rd edition: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 4th edition: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 6th edition: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements, version 2015: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements, version 2016: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Clements, version 2017: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Clements, version 2018: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Clements, version 2019: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
eBird version 1.50: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
eBird version 1.52: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
eBird version 1.53: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
eBird version 1.54: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
eBird version 1.55: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
eBird version 2015: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
eBird version 2016: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
eBird version 2017: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
eBird version 2018: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
eBird version 2019: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
eBird version 2021: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
eBird version 2022: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
eBird version 2023: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Oriental Bird Club: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Anas americana |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mareca americana |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anas americana |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): American Wigeon ( Anas americana) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): American Wigeon ( Mareca americana) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas americana |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas americana |
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