Anas penelope
Wigeon

Species Fact Sheet
Species: Anas penelope
Family: Anatidae
Common: Widgeon (English), Свиязь (Russian)
Distribution:  
Breeding habitat: Marshes and lakes
Population
Name
AEWA Status
Size
Trend
Year
Global
-
2 410 000 - 3 310 000
INC
1997





Western Siberia and Northeast Europe / Northwest Europe
1 250 000
INC
1997
Western Siberia and Northeast Europe / Black Sea and Mediterranean (rarely to Western Africa)
560 000
DEC
1997
Western Siberia / Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa
250 000
DEC
1997
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Data Sources
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