Male © Claudia Brasileiro eBird S38400589 Macaulay Library ML 64759771
Female © Pio Marshall
Male © Andrew Spencer
Male and female © Maria Fernanda Gauna
© Pablo Gutiérrez Maier
+ 2
Male and immature © Joshua Stone

Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix

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Identification

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Handsome and distinctive duck. Sexes look similar, but male averages brighter. Note the striking face pattern (duller on young and on adults in late summer), bright rusty sides, and bold white forewing patches that show in flight. Often common in wetlands, marshes, at lakes, and along river mouths. Associates readily with other waterfowl, but more often seen on shore, grazing in grassy areas.

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