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Gadwall

BIRDING ARAGÓN

Gadwall

Anas strepera
ES: Ánade friso

Description

L:46-56cm; W:78-90cm

A shallow, freshwater duck that is sexually dimorphic. Male in winter quite uniform brownish-grey; white belly; Black Back Bottom; gray wings with chestnut spot; black and white eyeglass, bordered in black on the front. Female brown, mottled and dark streaked; bill orange with black culmen; eyeglass like the male. Juveniles with notched tail feathers, edged with white; narrow median and greater coverts; tertials short, gray brown with paler tips.

Ánade friso Anas strepera Gadwall
  • Observation difficulty: Medium
  • Status: Resident.
  • Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
  • Conservation Status: Not threatened
  • Habitat: Wetlands

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ROUTES

PROVINCES

Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel

REGIONS

Hoya de Huesca; Monegros y Bajo Cinca; Cinco Villas; Bajo Aragón y Caspe; Campo de Daroca y Jiloca; Comunidad de Teruel; Cuencas Mineras

Special Protected Areas (SPA)

LAGUNA DE SARIÑENA Y BALSA DE LA ESTACIÓN. EMBALSE DEL PAS Y SANTA RITA. MATARRAÑA – AIGUABARREIX. DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN