Eurasian Wigeon

This foreign visitor is regularly found in Oregon among wintering flocks of American wigeon.

A Eurasian wigeon duck swims by

Features: Drakes are easily distinguished from American wigeon drakes by a reddish brown head, gray flank, and lack of green eye stripe. Hens are similar to American wigeon hens and difficult to distinguish.

The call of the male is a shrill whistling, whe'e you; the female's voice a low purr or croak.

It is a rare to uncommon visitant east of the Cascades.

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