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Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758)

Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)

1464521  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1464521)

accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
ERMS (2025). Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1464521 on 2026-04-18
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1464521 on 2026-04-18
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2020-11-03 11:58:50Z
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Decock, Wim

original description (of Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Avibase - the world bird database. , available online at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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English Eurasian wigeon [from synonym]  [details]
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (704 publications) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mareca penelope) 
To GenBank (801 nucleotides; 475 proteins) 
To GenBank (801 nucleotides; 475 proteins) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 92831 - lateral view) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 92831 - view of head) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed