American Wigeon
Mareca americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMareca (Wigeons and Allies)
- SpeciesMareca americana (American Wigeon)
Closest Relatives at Kluane National Park
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
📅 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 Kluane National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a American Wigeon sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 104 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Wigeon in Kluane National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for American Wigeon in Kluane National Park in our monthly data.