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 Eurasian
Wigeons can often be found in the company of American Wigeons. The male's
bright russet-red head, topped with a crème stripe, and it's gray back
and sides distinguish it from its American cousin. Females of the two
species are so similar that separation in the field is unreliable.
However, Adult female Eurasian Wigeons have two color phases: gray and
red. Females in reddish plumage have russet-brown heads, necks, chests,
backs, sides, and flanks, with a much redder tinge than in female American
Wigeons. Eurasian Wigeon males have a black speckled russet-red neck and
head topped with a crème stripe. The breast is grayish-pink and the lower
breast, belly, and sides of the rear body behind the flanks are white. The
flanks are finely vermiculated and appear gray. In flight, a white
shoulder patch and green speculum are displayed. The bill is blue-gray
with a black tip and the legs and feet are blue-gray. Eurasian Wigeon
females have gray-brown to russet-brown heads, necks, chests, backs, sides
and flanks. The bill is blue-gray with a black tip and the legs and feet
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Breeding Eurasian Wigeons breed from Iceland, the British Isles, and Scandinavia east to eastern Siberia and Kamchatka, and south to northern Europe, central Russia, and northern China. There are no breeding records of Eurasian Wigeons in North America. Females prefer to nest on the ground near water in areas of taiga and forest and lay an average of 7 to 10 eggs.
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