American Wigeon
Mareca americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMareca (Wigeons and Allies)
- SpeciesMareca americana (American Wigeon)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Wigeon in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a American Wigeon sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Wigeon in Big Cypress National Preserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for American Wigeon in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.