Gadwall

Mareca strepera - Canard chipeau

Canard chipeau
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Mareca

  • Species
    :

    strepera

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 58 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 84 à 95 cm.
  • Weight
    : 550 à 900 g
Longevity

13 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Canard chipeau
♂ adult
Canard chipeau
♀ adult

Gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Mareca strepera strepera (n, c EU, NA)
  • Mareca strepera couesi (Tabuaeran Is.. Kiribati.)

Foreign names

  • Canard chipeau,
  • Ánade friso,
  • frisada,
  • Schnatterente,
  • kendermagos réce,
  • Krakeend,
  • Canapiglia,
  • snatterand,
  • Snadderand,
  • kačica chripľavka,
  • kopřivka obecná,
  • Knarand,
  • harmaasorsa,
  • ànec griset,
  • Gargönd,
  • krakwa,
  • pelēkā pīle,
  • konopnica,
  • Серая утка,
  • オカヨシガモ,
  • 赤膀鸭,
  • เป็ดเทาก้นดำ,
  • 赤膀鴨,

Voice song and cries

Canard chipeau
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Canard chipeau
♂ adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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