A wigeon dabbling duck swimming on a lake in the New Forest

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The wigeons or widgeons are dabbling ducks in the genus Anas. There are three extant species: the Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope), the American wigeon (A. americana) and the Chiloé wigeon (A. sibilatrix). A fourth species, the Amsterdam Island duck (Anas marecula), is believed to have become extinct around 1800. All three are similarly shaped, with a steep forehead and bulbous rear to the head. Males have a distinctive breeding plumage, in their eclipse plumage they resemble females, which are similar in appearance year-round

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Location: Blashford lakes, New Forest, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: anas, bird, dabbling, drake, duck, penelope, waterfowl, wigeon, wildfowl