WoRMS taxon details
Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758
159171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159171)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mareca strepera strepera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution North America; Oceania; Scotian Shelf to the Gulf of Mexico
Distribution North America; Oceania; Scotian Shelf to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
WoRMS (2026). Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159171 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
[request]basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
Other
context source (Schelde)
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Animal Diversity Web. <em>University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.</em> , available online at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Animal Diversity Web. <em>University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.</em> , available online at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet aquatic plants, insects, crustaceans, amphibians, mollusks and fish [details]Distribution North America; Oceania; Scotian Shelf to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
Habitat marshes, sloughs, ponds, and small lakes with grasslands in both fresh and brackish water [details]
Importance game species [details]
Length 20" (51 cm) [details]
Predators man, fox, raccoons, coyotes, hawks and crows [details]
Reproduction Breeds from southern Ontario to southern Alaska south to North Carolina, Iowa, Texas and California. It also breeds from Iceland and the British Isles to eastern Asia. It winters in the southern part of the Breeding range south to Florida and Mexico and in the Old World to Africa and southern Asia. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | rosa e përhime | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Сива патица | [details] |
| Danish | knarand | [details] |
| Dutch | krakeend | [details] |
| English | gadwall | [details] |
| French | canard chipeau | [details] |
| German | Schnatterente | [details] |
| Hebrew | ברווז אפור | [details] |
| Italian | canapiglia | [details] |
| Japanese | オカヨシガモ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | pilkoji antis | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Καπακλής | [details] |
| Norwegian | snadderand | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | snadderand | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | snadderand | [details] |
| Polish | krakwa | [details] |
| Romanian | raţă pestriţăraţa pestriţă | [details] |
| Russian | серая утка | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | gadual | [details] |
| Slovenian | konopnica | [details] |
| Spanish | ánade friso | [details] |
| Swedish | snatterand | [details] |
| Turkish | boz ördekboz ordek | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Нерозень | [details] |
| Welsh | hwyaden lwyd | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (977 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To GenBank (2356 nucleotides; 1209 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To GenBank (2356 nucleotides; 1209 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
