Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMareca (Wigeons and Allies)
- SpeciesMareca penelope (Eurasian Wigeon)
Closest Relatives at Kiskunság National Park
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
📅 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 Eurasian Wigeon in Kiskunság National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Wigeon sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 302 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Wigeon in Kiskunság National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Wigeon in Kiskunság National Park in our monthly data.