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American Wigeon

Anas americana


Duck Like

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Length: 19 in. (48 cm )

Usually in small to large flocks during the winter, this duck feeds from near the surface of salt and fresh water where it eats aquatic vegetation, molluscs, and insects. It also frequently grazes out of the water on grassy areas near water where it eats seeds, grass blades and other plant material. Its nest is hidden in tall grass, often far from the water\s edge of freshwater marshes. It is made of grass and lined with feather down.'

The four-digit banding code is AMWI.


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Bibliographic details:

  • Article: American Wigeon
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/american-wigeon

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). American Wigeon. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/american-wigeon

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "American Wigeon". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/american-wigeon

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "American Wigeon". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/american-wigeon

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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