- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold chiloe wigeon, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the chiloe wigeon
The Chiloé wigeon is a dabbling duck native to southern South America, named after the Chiloé Archipelago. It lives on freshwater lakes, marshes, shallow lagoons and slow-flowing rivers, breeding mainly in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile and migrating to southeastern Brazil for the winter. It has an iridescent green-blue cap, white cheeks and forehead, a black neck, a black-and-white barred breast and a bluish-grey bill with a black tip. It eats mainly aquatic plants and grass, and occasionally coastal algae. Pairs are monogamous, nesting in grass or under bushes in the austral spring, and the male helps raise the ducklings.
Chiloe Wigeon facts
- The species name sibilatrix means 'whistler', after its call.
- Locals call it pato overo, meaning 'piebald duck'.
- It was first introduced to Europe in 1870 and soon bred there.
- Vagrants have been recorded as far as South Georgia and the South Shetland Islands.
Where to see chiloe wigeon in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
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Louisiana· 1
Maryland· 1
New York· 1
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