Amsterdam Wigeon
Mareca marecula(Olson, SL; Jouventin, P, 1996)
English (US) Amsterdam Wigeon
The Amsterdam Wigeon (Mareca marecula) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: formerly Amsterdam and St. Paul islands; extinct, last reported 1793Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Mareca marecula
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Amsterdam Wigeon
- Described by
- (Olson, SL; Jouventin, P, 1996)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas marecula
- Described by
- (Olson, SL; Jouventin, P, 1996)
- Original description
- The Condor 98, no.1 p.1-9
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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