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Scientific Name
Anas americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anas americana J. F. Gmelin, 1789
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Wigeon
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Genus | Mareca |
| Species | Anas americana |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Seasonality Tags
- Migratory
Taxa Group Tags
- Bird
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/27/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
psuper@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/11/2022 5:11:22 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Stupka (1963) cites records in 1940 and 1950;Tennessee Ornithological Society field trip found one at Cades Cove sewage ponds 2/26/2011; uncommon migrant in area lakes. ATBI Sensitivity = Public
Other Parks
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO)
Alagnak Wild River (ALAG)
Amistad National Recreation Area (AMIS)
Anacostia Park (ANAC)
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Big Hole National Battlefield (BIHO)
Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA)
Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Buffalo National River (BUFF)
Canyon De Chelly National Monument (CACH)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Badlands National Park (BADL)
Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Fort Laramie National Historic Site (FOLA)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT)
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
East Potomac Park (EAPO)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (FOUS)
Fort Caroline National Memorial (FOCA)
Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO)
Congaree National Park (CONG)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE)
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA)
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
El Malpais National Monument (ELMA)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (GEWA)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Great Falls Park (GRFA)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (KNRI)
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO)
Piscataway Park (PISC)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Pipestone National Monument (PIPE)
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (PAAL)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Harmony Hall (HAHA)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)
Montezuma Castle National Monument (MOCA)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
George Washington Carver National Monument (GWCA)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO)
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (KEMO)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
National Capital Parks (NACA)
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (OCMU)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park (KAHO)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Lava Beds National Monument (LABE)
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (LIBO)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run (OXHI)
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
National Capital Parks-East (NACE)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Yucca House National Monument (YUHO)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI)
Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Wind Cave National Park (WICA)
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI)
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO)
Alagnak Wild River (ALAG)
Amistad National Recreation Area (AMIS)
Anacostia Park (ANAC)
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Big Hole National Battlefield (BIHO)
Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA)
Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Buffalo National River (BUFF)
Canyon De Chelly National Monument (CACH)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Badlands National Park (BADL)
Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Fort Laramie National Historic Site (FOLA)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT)
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
East Potomac Park (EAPO)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (FOUS)
Fort Caroline National Memorial (FOCA)
Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO)
Congaree National Park (CONG)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE)
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA)
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
El Malpais National Monument (ELMA)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (GEWA)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Great Falls Park (GRFA)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (KNRI)
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO)
Piscataway Park (PISC)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Pipestone National Monument (PIPE)
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (PAAL)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Harmony Hall (HAHA)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)
Montezuma Castle National Monument (MOCA)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
George Washington Carver National Monument (GWCA)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO)
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (KEMO)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
National Capital Parks (NACA)
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (OCMU)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park (KAHO)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Lava Beds National Monument (LABE)
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (LIBO)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run (OXHI)
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
National Capital Parks-East (NACE)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Yucca House National Monument (YUHO)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI)
Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Wind Cave National Park (WICA)
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI)
