Mareca strepera Linnaeus 1758 (gadwall)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combinations: Anas strepera, Chaulelasmus strepera, Chaulelasmus streperus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Mareca according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018

See also Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak 1998, Clements et al. 2017, Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758, Miller and DeMay 1942, Rudenko 1960, Steadman and Mead 2010, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Mareca americana, Mareca penelope, Mareca sibilatrix

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Greece (6), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), United States (4: California, Florida, Georgia)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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