Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Chiloe Wigeon
Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix
Described by: Poeppig (1829)
Alternate common name(s): Southern Wigeon, (Amsterdam Island Wigeon)
Old scientific name(s): Mareca sibilatrix
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Range
S. South America;
S. Chile s. from the mouth of the Rio Huanco, lower Guasco Valley, s. Atacama and c. and ne. Argentina s. from Cordoba, Entre Rios and Buenos Aires and occasionally Uruguay to Lake Blanca, Neuquen, Meseta de Strobel, Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Is.
Winters n. to Uruguay, Paraguay and se. Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul).
Videos
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Sounds
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Aves de Chile
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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