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Mareca is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the wigeons.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderAnseriformes
  5. FamilyAnatidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations117,071
Observations recorded13,778,683

Mareca is een geslacht van vogels uit de familie eenden, ganzen en zwanen (Anatidae). Deze eenden worden meestal in het geslacht Anas geplaatst, maar volgens moleculair genetisch onderzoek dat in 2009 werd gepubliceerd, vormt dit geslacht een aparte clade binnen de groep van de grondeleenden. Er zijn vijf nog levende soorten binnen dit geslacht. Krakeend, Mareca strepera Bronskopeend, Mareca falcata Smient, Mareca penelope Chileense smient, Mareca sibilatrix Amerikaanse smient, Mareca americana † Amsterdamsmient, Mareca marecula (uitgestorven)

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Mareca is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the wigeons.

The genus Mareca was introduced by English naturalist James Francis Stephens in 1824. The type species is the Eurasian wigeon. The name of the genus is from the Portuguese word Marreco for a small duck. The species now placed in this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas. A molecular phylogentic study comparing mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2009 found that the genus Anas, as then defined, was not monophyletic. Based on the published phylogeny, the genus Anas was split into four monophyletic genera with five extant species moved into the resurrected genus Mareca.

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