From Opus

Male. Photo by Fritz73.
Location: Santa Cruz, Argentina .

Female with young. Photo: Gary Clark
Location: Punta Arenas, Chile.

Alternative name: Southern Wigeon.

Anas sibilatrix

[edit] Identification

45cm. Male - iridescent green on back of crown and neck, white face, small white patch below ear-coverts, barred black and white breast, orange brown sides, small blue grey, black tipped bill. Female - similar but duller, less white and iridescent green head.

[edit] Distribution

Central Chile and Argentina migrating to Paraguay, Uruguay and south Brazil during winter.

[edit] Taxonomy

Sometimes placed in the genus Mareca.

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Freshwater lakes, marshes, lagoons and slow flowing rivers.

[edit] Behaviour

6-10 eggs are laid and are incubated by both sexes.

[edit] References

Arthur Grosset; Wikipedia

[edit] External Links