 |
Kingdom: Animalia American Wigeon |
|
| Description
You are visitor # Last updated 11/12/02 |
Reproduction:
Wigeons breed during the spring and summer months in their northern ranges (Waterfowl Gallery 2002). They form breeding pairs during the winter just before they arrive and while they are at their wintering grounds. By spring migration almost all pairs are formed (Mowbray 1999). Males are dominant (Thompson 1989). Wigeons nest in upland grassy habitats (American Wigeon, 2002). They build their nests in a depression in the ground and line them with grasses, mud, down and twigs (Mowbray 1999). During incubation the female spends most of the 22-25 days sitting on the nest while the male is on the water (Mowbray 1999). The nest usually consists of 3-12 eggs (Mowbray 1999).
|