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Anas americana
American Wigeon
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Anas americana J. F. Gmelin, 1789
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		American Wigeon
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Anseriformes, Family Anatidae, Genus Mareca, Species Anas americana


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Alagnak Wild River	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Hole National Battlefield
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Krusenstern National Monument	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Denali National Park and Preserve	East Potomac Park
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harmony Hall
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Joshua Tree National Park
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Kobuk Valley National Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Mesa Verde National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rainier National Park	National Capital Parks
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Noatak National Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Olympic National Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sitka National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tuzigoot National Monument
Vicksburg National Military Park	Virgin Islands National Park
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	9/7/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/30/2025 1:08:48 PM

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