American Wigeon Mareca americana Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (52)
- Monotypic
Anne E. Mini, Erin R. Harrington, Emily Rucker, Bruce D. Dugger, and Thomas B. Mowbray
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 17, 2014
Text last updated October 17, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Kryekuqe amerikane |
| Asturian | Corñu xiblador americanu |
| Basque | Ahate txistulari amerikarra |
| Bulgarian | Американски фиш |
| Catalan | ànec xiulador nord-americà |
| Chinese | 葡萄胸鴨 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 綠眉鴨 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 绿眉鸭（葡萄胸鸭） |
| Croatian | američka zviždara |
| Czech | hvízdák americký |
| Danish | Amerikansk Pibeand |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Smient |
| English | American Wigeon |
| English (United States) | American Wigeon |
| Faroese | Ennihvít ont |
| Finnish | amerikanhaapana |
| French | Canard d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Canard d'Amérique |
| Galician | Pato asubiador americano |
| German | Kanadapfeifente |
| Greek | Αμερικανικό Σφυριχτάρι |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Faldam |
| Hebrew | ברווז אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Álarcos réce |
| Icelandic | Ljóshöfðaönd |
| Italian | Fischione americano |
| Japanese | アメリカヒドリ |
| Korean | 아메리카홍머리오리 |
| Latvian | Amerikas baltvēderis |
| Lithuanian | Amerikinė cyplė |
| Norwegian | amerikablesand |
| Polish | świstun amerykański |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Piadeira-americana |
| Romanian | Rață fluierătoare americană |
| Russian | Американская свиязь |
| Serbian | Američka zviždara |
| Slovak | kačica bielohlavá |
| Slovenian | Ameriška žvižgavka |
| Spanish | Silbón Americano |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Pato Calvo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pato lavanco |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Pato Cabecilargo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Ánade Americano |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pato Calvo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Pato Chalcuán |
| Spanish (Panama) | Pato Calvo |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Pato Cabeciblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Silbón americano |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pato Calvo |
| Swedish | amerikansk bläsand |
| Turkish | Amerika Fiyusu |
| Ukrainian | Свищ американський |
Mareca americana (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Anas americana
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.526.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Louisiana and New York.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MARECA
- mareca
- americ / americana / americanum / americanus
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
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