Amsterdam duck
Mareca marecula (Olson & Jouventin, 1996)
Status not recordedwaterfowlExtinct
The amsterdam duck (Mareca marecula) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes.
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Quick facts about the amsterdam duck
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the amsterdam duck live?
Not recorded
Is the amsterdam duck endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the amsterdam duck classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusMareca
- SpeciesMareca marecula (Olson & Jouventin, 1996)
Synonyms Anas marecula, Anas sibilatrix marecula
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Amsterdam island duckEnglish
- Amsterdam wigeonEnglish
- بط أمستردامArabic
- ànec de l'illa AmsterdamCatalan
- kachna amsterdamskáCzech
- Amsterdam PibeandDanish
- AmsterdamenteGerman
- amsterdama anasoEsperanto
- Ánade de isla AmsterdamSpanish
- Canard d'AmsterdamFrench
- kratkokrila kržuljaCroatian
- amszterdam-szigeti réceHungarian
- Fischione di AmsterdamItalian
- アムステルダムガモJapanese
- Amsterdamo salų antisLithuanian
- AmsterdamsmientDutch
- amsterdamblesandNorwegian
- świstun krótkodziobyPolish
- pato-da-amesterdãoPortuguese
- Нелетающая свиязьRussian
- kačica krpatáSlovak
- Amsterdamska zviždaraSerbian
- amsterdamandSwedish
- Amsterdam Adası FiyusuTurkish
- свищ короткодзьобийUkrainian
- 阿岛鸭Chinese
- Pato de la isla ÁmsterdamSpanish
- Pato de la isla de AmsterdamSpanish
- Canard d’AmsterdamFrench
- Rożeniec krótkodziobyPolish
- Piadeira-da-AmesterdãoPortuguese
- Piadeira-da-AmsterdãPortuguese
- piadeira-de-amesterdãoPortuguese
- Амстердамская нелетающая свиязьRussian
- 阿姆斯特丹鴨Chinese
Relatives of the amsterdam duck
Other species in the same genus Mareca.

Gadwall
Mareca strepera

Eurasian wigeon
Mareca penelope

American wigeon
Mareca americana

Falcated duck
Mareca falcata

Chiloé wigeon
Mareca sibilatrix
American wigeon x Eurasian wigeon
Mareca americana x penelope
CompareAmsterdam duck vs GadwallAmsterdam duck vs Eurasian wigeonAmsterdam duck vs American wigeonAmsterdam duck vs Falcated duck
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the amsterdam duck?
The amsterdam duck (Mareca marecula) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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