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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
25/05/2024 07:13:59 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Chiloe Wigeon*
Id (Atlas):
Mareca sibilatrix
Description (10 )
Chiloe Wigeon
© 2008 Merilyn Browne
Other Names (World)
Chiloe Wigeon, Southern Wigeon, Chilean Wigeon
Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Size
43 - 54 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Poeppig, 1829)
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Uruguay (B) (NB).
Vagrant to Antarctica, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
South America south of central Argentina and central Chile; Falkland Is.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 1,000,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)... )
Listen to XC521726
Chiloe Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix ) [XC521726 ]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Puerto Natales, XII Region, Chile (call)
Listen to XC47082
Chiloe Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix ) [XC47082 ]
by Carlos Ferrari from Santa Cruz: meseta between Lago Cardiel and Lago Stroebel, Argentina (call, calls from flock on water)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope ) and American Wigeon (Mareca americana ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Chiloe Wigeon see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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