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Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Gadwall, photographed by Jean-Paul Wettstein

Photo: Jean-Paul Wettstein · Pexels · Pexels License (licence)

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About the Gadwall

Fairly large duck with extensive range across Northern Hemisphere. Males are mostly gray with a black rear end and puffy head. Also look for small white wing patch in flight. Females are similar to Mallard, but note thinner bill, plainer face, orange line along the edge of the bill, and white wing patch in flight. Typically found in pairs or small flocks in shallow wetlands, ponds, or bays, sometimes mixed with other species of ducks.

Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made

Where it has been recorded

Recorded in 131 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.

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