Eurasian Wigeon Identification

Adult male

Adult males have a chestnut head with a buffy crown that contrasts with a mostly gray body. Note large white patch in the wing.

Female

Round-headed duck with a short, blue-gray bill with a black tip. Females have a mostly brown to gray-brown body, with a white belly that is visible in flight.

Eclipse male

Short neck and round headed with a fairly short, black-tipped bill. Note chestnut head and large white patch in the wing.

Eclipse male

Mostly brown to reddish-brown, often mottled along flanks. Usually shows white wing stripe, but lacks black tail and undertail coverts.

Female

Adult male