Verified media
Image Gallery
Loading images…
Snapshot
Primary Traits
938.1 g
0 m
48
—
Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Mareca americana
English name
American Wigeon
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Mareca
Species
americana
Data source
HBW1, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
513 g
Maximum female mass
1,275 g
Minimum male mass
635 g
Maximum male mass
1,330 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
938.1 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
M
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
No data
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Wetland
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Plant
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
12
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
23 d
Maximum incubation period
25 d
Minimum fledging period
37 d
Maximum fledging period
48 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
7.5
Average fledging period
42.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory