n.
or widgeon
Any of four species of dabbling ducks , popular game and food birds.
The male European wigeon ( Anas penelope ) has a reddish head, cream forehead, and gray back. The male American wigeon, or baldpate ( A. americana ), has a white crown, green eye stripe, and brown back. Baldpates often graze on young grasses. The Cape wigeon ( A. capensis ) of Africa is a nocturnal feeder.