Eurasian Wigeon
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Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park
1 Verified records at Bandhavgarh National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or wigeon, is one of three extant species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is common and widespread within its Palearctic range. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park

Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

Insufficient data
Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

5–10% · With luck
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Shelduck
LC

Ruddy Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna ferruginea

<5% · Rare
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
LC

Cotton Pygmy-Goose

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nettapus coromandelianus

<5% · Rare
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
Indian Spot-billed Duck
LC

Indian Spot-billed Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anas poecilorhyncha

Insufficient data
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

Insufficient data
Bar-headed Goose
LC

Bar-headed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser indicus

Insufficient data
Common Pochard
VU

Common Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya ferina

Insufficient data
Common Merganser
LC

Common Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus merganser

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eurasian Wigeon at Bandhavgarh National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
70–80%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
8 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
9 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
10 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
11 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
12 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
5–10%
13 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
14 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
15 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
18 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
22 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
23 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
24 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
25 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
26 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
27 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
28 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
30 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
31 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
34 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
35 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
36 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
37 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
38 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
39 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
40 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
41 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
42 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
43 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
44 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
45 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
46 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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