Species Detail - Wigeon (Mareca penelope) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Birds of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Mareca penelope
Wigeon
NHMSYS0021276071
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex II, Section I Bird Species || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex III, Section II Bird Species || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
N/A
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
1127
240
91
05/10/1992
30/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 2003)
31 December (recorded in 2010)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Wigeon (Mareca penelope), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/155/Species/305671>