#0907 · 🐦 birds

Chiloe Wigeon

🇳🇱 Chileense Smient ·Mareca sibilatrix

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

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what is it?

The Chiloé wigeon ( Mareca sibilatrix ), also known as the southern wigeon , is one of three extant species of wigeon in the genus Mareca of the dabbling duck subfamily. This bird is indigenous to the southern part of South America, including the Chiloé Archipelago. In its native range, it is called the pato overo ("piebald duck") or pato real ("royal duck"), although the latter name also refers to the Muscovy in the wild. Its specific epithet, sibilatrix ,...

base stats

NL sightings 5iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,115iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).