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American Wigeon

American Wigeon - Adult male

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Tejina-Valle de Guerra (La Laguna), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» March, 2020

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Mareca americana - American Wigeon

Bird Species (French)

»Canard à front blanc

Bird Family

»Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, Swans

Bird Group

»Anseriformes Duck, Goose, Swan

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This American duck is observed from time to time in the Canary Islands, where it is considered a vagrant, with about 20 records in total. The bird in the image was together with another male and a female.

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