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title: "Eurasian Wigeon"
description: "Mareca penelope — Uccelli. The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or wigeon, is one of three extant species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eurasian-wigeon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eurasian Wigeon

> Mareca penelope — Uccelli. The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or wigeon, is one of three extant species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca.

- Scientific name: *Mareca penelope*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 49103
- Wikidata: [Q28106837](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28106837)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558441](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558441)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Wigeon
- de: Pfeifente
- es: Silbón europeo
- fr: Canard siffleur
- pt: Piadeira
- pl: Świstun

## Countries with the most observations

RU (11997), GB (5233), US (3665), JP (3374), DE (2398), CA (1607), NL (1515), FI (1479), TW (1038), DK (978), FR (919), CN (907)

## Summary

The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or wigeon, is one of three extant species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is common and widespread within its Palearctic range.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_wigeon

## Photo

![Eurasian Wigeon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-wigeon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mathew Robinson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/336352575

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-wigeon?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).