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American Wigeon

Anas americana

Description:

This duck is rich brown with a dark tail and rump with a white square along the edge between the two colors. The head is lighter brown with a green stripe running from the eye toward the back of the neck and a bright, white stripe from bill to nape. The bird used to be called the Baldpate.

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LoisStacey
Spotted by
LoisStacey

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Dec 5, 2010
Submitted on Sep 18, 2012

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