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Mareca americana
American Wigeon
As recorded: Anas americana J.F.Gmelin, 1789
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Anseriformes › Anatidae
- Collected by
- USFWS staff
- Locality
- Sand Island, baseball field
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 28.2081, -177.3800
- Identified by
- USFWS staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Mareca americana observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-01-01.
2023-01-01
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-30
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-18
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-20
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-09
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mareca americana. BPBM 185565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090376208. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185565.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090376208 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026