Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMareca (Wigeons and Allies)
- SpeciesMareca penelope (Eurasian Wigeon)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Falcated Duck
Mareca falcata
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Chiloé Wigeon
Mareca sibilatrix
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Wigeon sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 3385 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Wigeon in Wadden Sea National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Wigeon in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.