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Scientific Name
Anas penelope
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusMareca
SpeciesAnas penelope
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A casual migrant along the Colorado River, with only two records. A male was seen with American Wigeons at Lees Ferry on 5 March 1977 (R. Roy Johnson), and another male was at RM -1.8 on 13 March 1998 (Christine E. Goetze, Brenda K. Russell). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Occasional
Seasonality Tags
  • Vagrant
Geographic Regions Tags
  • Colorado River
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SLS - I&M Office
Created Date
7/24/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/19/2016 1:02:28 PM
Notes
(Anas penelope) Eurasian Wigeon is a casual migrant along the Colorado River, with only two records. A male was seen with American Wigeons at Lees Ferry on 5 March 1977 (R. Roy Johnson), and another male was at RM -1.8 on 13 March 1998 (Christine E. Goetze, Brenda K. Russell). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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