Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMareca (Wigeons and Allies)
- SpeciesMareca penelope (Eurasian Wigeon)
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Swan Goose
Anser cygnoides
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
📅 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 Sundarbans National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Wigeon sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Wigeon in Sundarbans National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Wigeon in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.