Eurasian wigeon
| Eurasian wigeon | |
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| Male | |
| Female Calls recorded in Dorset | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Mareca |
| Species: | M. penelope
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| Binomial name | |
| Mareca penelope | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or wigeon, is one of three extant species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is common and widespread within its Palearctic range.