---
title: "Gadwall"
description: "Mareca strepera — Uccelli. The gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/gadwall
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gadwall

> Mareca strepera — Uccelli. The gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.

- Scientific name: *Mareca strepera*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 121401
- Wikidata: [Q28106966](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28106966)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558439](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558439)

## Names

- en: Gadwall
- de: Schnatterente
- es: Pato friso
- fr: Canard chipeau

## Countries with the most observations

US (52054), RU (13199), CA (12521), GB (6193), DE (5093), MX (3890), ES (3086), NL (2503), IT (1557), FR (1480), PT (1254), BE (1007)

## Summary

The gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.

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

## Photo

![Gadwall](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gadwall/medium.jpg)

Photo: ChrisMcV · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259468779

## Machine access

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