The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

WIGEON

The wigeon or widgeon (Mareca penelope) is a British duck which breeds in Scotland and winters in England. The male is finely pencilled with black above and white below, with a brown and buff head and dark grey quills. It has a whistling cry, hence the name of 'whew' or 'whewer duck', and feeds largely on the sea-grass Zostera. It is a particularly pleasant duck for eating.
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