American Wigeon (Anas americanas)

Summary

• Status in VT: Increased from 0 to 1 block. Most records occur in the Champlain Valley.
• Data from other research: No additional data for VT.
• Conservation status: State rank S1B
• Other atlases: NY: -48%
• VT’s role North American range: VT is disjunct from the core of the range.
• Causes of change since first Atlas: Changes in occurrence reflect population fluctuations in Prairie Pothole and Aspen-Parkland regions of U.S. and Canada; sporadic breeder unlikely to become established in VT.
• Management/Monitoring recommendations: No current recommendations.

First Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas (1976-1981)

Species Account

Links

Vermont eBird

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