IUCN threat status:

Least Concern (LC)

Brief Summary

Read full entry
Wigeons can whistle. At least, the 'wew wew' made by the males sounds sort of like a flute. They are pure herbivores. The birds graze at night preferably in wet fields and sleep during the day in large open waters.

Trusted

Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 (CC BY-NC 3.0)

© Copyright Ecomare

Source: Ecomare

Disclaimer

EOL content is automatically assembled from many different content providers. As a result, from time to time you may find pages on EOL that are confusing.

To request an improvement, please leave a comment on the page. Thank you!