---
title: "American Wigeon"
description: "Mareca americana — Aves. The American wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/american-wigeon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# American Wigeon

> Mareca americana — Aves. The American wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America.

- Scientific name: *Mareca americana*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 81982
- Wikidata: [Q28106685](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28106685)
- iNaturalist taxon: [485176](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/485176)

## Names

- en: American Wigeon
- de: Kanadapfeifente
- es: Pato chalcuán
- fr: Canard à front blanc
- pl: Świstun amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

US (55907), CA (19206), MX (3645), JP (69), GB (59), PT (52), CN (41), HN (37), KR (29), RU (20), NL (18), SV (17)

## Summary

The American wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to Anas, this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian wigeon.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9453973

## Machine access

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