forehead and bulbous rear to the head. All three wigeon species hybridise in captivity while American and Eurasian wigeons hybridise in the wild. An American Wigeon × Mallard hybrid has also been recorded.

The American wigeon was formerly called the baldpate by ornithologists, and some people still use that name, especially hunters.

The diet of the wigeon consists mainly of grass leaves (~80%); other food types eaten are seeds (~10%) and roots and stems (~5%).

Wigeons were formerly classified in the genus Anas but following

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