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American Wigeon (Mareca americana)    Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
Amerikansk Pibeand    Pato Chalcuán
American Wigeon 2462    (1 photos)
2015-11-07   Presa Huaxtla, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Male in eclipse plumage starting molt to alternate. A scarce winter guest in the area.


American Wigeon 2463    (1 photos)
2015-12-30   Barranca de Huentitán, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Male. Mostly included as a documentation photo, to show that ducks do roost down here. Also Gadwall in the photo.


American Wigeon 2464    (4 photos)
2016-02-11   Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Adult male in alternate plumage. Rather unique in the area with the gray green head, large white wing patch and black tail party. The white underwing toward the base of the wing separates it from Eurasian Wigeon.


American Wigeon 2465    (1 photos)
2016-02-11   Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

A pair.


American Wigeon 2466    (1 photos)
2016-02-11   Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Adult male in alternate plumage.


American Wigeon 2467    (3 photos)
2016-02-11   Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

A pair in breeding plumage. Typical short gray bill with black tip and border to the base of the bill. The latter is a good character to distinguish it from Eurasian Wigeon. In typical plumage, like here, however, there should be no problem separating the two. The females might still look alike, but American always has a grayish sheen to the head and the upper neck.


American Wigeon 2468    (1 photos)
2016-02-11   Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

A pair with a female Gadwall in the background. The male doesn't look very marked. Don't know this is because of age, young, or individual variation.


American Wigeon 2469    (1 photos)
2016-02-11   Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Female with the typical grayish head, orange-red flank and beige tail party.


American Wigeon 2470    (1 photos)
2016-02-11   Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Adult male landing.


American Wigeon 2471    (4 photos)
2016-02-11   Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Adult male in alternate plumage. Typical expression. Here the black border to the base of the bill is obvious, something that Eurasian Wigeon never shows.


American Wigeon 2472    (1 photos)
2016-02-11   Presa La Vega, west of Gdl, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Adult males. The black tail area in combination with the red-orange body and flanks is typical of the species. Eurasian Wigeon and Northern Pintail also show black around the tail, but both of them have more grayish bodies and flanks, though, in different ways.


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