Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (58)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 26, 2016
Text last updated August 26, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Kryekuqe e madhe |
| Arabic | صواي أوراسي |
| Armenian | Շչան բադ |
| Assamese | খেৰী হাঁহ |
| Asturian | Corñu xiblador europñu |
| Azerbaijani | Fiyu ördəyi |
| Basque | Ahate txistularia |
| Bulgarian | Фиш |
| Catalan | ànec xiulador eurasiàtic |
| Chinese | 赤頸鴨 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 赤頸鴨 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 赤颈鸭 |
| Croatian | zviždara |
| Czech | hvízdák eurasijský |
| Danish | Pibeand |
| Dutch | Smient |
| English | Eurasian Wigeon |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Wigeon |
| Faroese | Ennigul ont |
| Finnish | haapana |
| French | Canard siffleur |
| French (France) | Canard siffleur |
| Galician | Pato asubiador común |
| German | Pfeifente |
| Greek | (Ευρωπαϊκό) Σφυριχτάρι |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Faldam etranje |
| Hebrew | ברווז צהוב-מצח |
| Hungarian | Fütyülő réce |
| Icelandic | Rauðhöfðaönd |
| Indonesian | Itik bungalan |
| Italian | Fischione |
| Japanese | ヒドリガモ |
| Korean | 홍머리오리 |
| Latvian | Baltvēderis |
| Lithuanian | Eurazinė cyplė |
| Malayalam | ചന്ദനക്കുറി എരണ്ട |
| Marathi | तरंग बदक |
| Mongolian | Зээрд алаг нугас |
| Norwegian | brunnakke |
| Persian | گیلار |
| Polish | świstun |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Piadeira |
| Romanian | Rață fluierătoare |
| Russian | Свиязь |
| Serbian | Zviždara |
| Slovak | kačica hvizdárka |
| Slovenian | Žvižgavka |
| Spanish | Silbón Europeo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pato euroasiático |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Silbón Euroasiátic |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Pato Silbón |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Silbón Europeo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Silbón europeo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pato Silbón |
| Swedish | bläsand |
| Thai | เป็ดปากสั้น |
| Turkish | Fiyu |
| Ukrainian | Свищ євразійський |
Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Anas Penelope
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.126.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MARECA
- mareca
- PENELOPE
- penelope
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Eurasian Wigeon
