American wigeon
The American wigeon is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. This species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. Mareca is from the Brazilian-Portuguese word Marréco for a small duck. These birds are diving ducks, not dabbling ducks, and will completely submerge themselves to chase food. These ducks alert their fellow ducks of danger by alarm quacks and rattling their wings.
