Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Eurasian Wigeon

French common name:

Canard siffleur

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Eurasian Wigeon	Canard siffleur
2005	Eurasian Wigeon	Canard siffleur
2010	Eurasian Wigeon	Canard siffleur
2015	Eurasian Wigeon	Canard siffleur
2020	Eurasian Wigeon	Canard siffleur

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Galloanseri

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Anas penelope	Anatidae	Anseriformes
2005	Anas penelope	Anatidae	Anseriformes
2010	Anas penelope	Anatidae	Anseriformes
2015	Anas penelope	Anatidae	Anseriformes
2020	Mareca penelope	Anatidae	Anseriformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Apparently Secure
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Unrankable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Procedural change.
2020	Unrankable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Unrankable - NUN,N4N5M
2020	Unrankable - NUN

Yukon
2000	Not Assessed - 6
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Apparently Secure - S4M
2020	Vulnerable - S3M

Northwest Territories
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Unrankable - SUN,SUM
2020	Unranked - SNRN

Alberta
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3M

New Brunswick
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Unrankable - SUN,SUM
2020	Unrankable - SUN

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present