Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

Today is National Trails Day!

Close

Error message

Unable to fetch location details at this time.

Photo by Zlatan Celebic

Published on Project Noah

Zoom

46.2407, 5.95459

Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized dabbling duck, male in few nuances of grey and delicately patterned.

Habitat:

Common and widespread species in northern hemisphere, found in or around wetlands. Here, observed in eastern wetlands of pays de Gex - small area located in between the Jura range and Geneva lake.

Notes:

Observed in large numbers during the Wetlands Bird Count 2019. Previously placed in Anas genus, this (and fex others) species is today placed in genus Mareca.