MSBIAS taxon details
Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758)
1464521 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1464521)
accepted
Species
Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
(of Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
MSBIAS (2026). Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1464521 on 2026-02-10
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1464521 on 2026-02-10
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(of Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
basis of record Avibase - the world bird database. , available online at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org [details]
basis of record Avibase - the world bird database. , available online at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | wigeon [from synonym]widgeon [from synonym]Eurasian wigeon [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (704 publications) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mareca penelope)
To GenBank (801 nucleotides; 475 proteins)
To GenBank (801 nucleotides; 475 proteins) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 92831 - lateral view) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 92831 - view of head) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (704 publications) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mareca penelope)
To GenBank (801 nucleotides; 475 proteins)
To GenBank (801 nucleotides; 475 proteins) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 92831 - lateral view) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 92831 - view of head) (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758)