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SPECIES OF BIRD
Anas strepera; Common Gadwall; Common gadwall; Mareca strepera; Spatula strepera
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  • Calls recorded in the [[Netherlands]]

gadwall         
['gadw?:l]
¦ noun (plural same or gadwalls) a brownish-grey freshwater duck. [Anas strepera.]
Origin
C17: of unknown origin.
Gadwall         
·noun A large duck (Anas strepera), valued as a game bird, found in the northern parts of Europe and America;
- called also gray duck.
Coues's gadwall         
  • Female common gadwall. Streets' Washington Island specimens differed only in minor details (see text).
  • Illustration by [[Julian P. Hume]]
  • Teraina (Washington Island)
SUBSPECIES OF BIRD
Coues's Gadwall; Anas strepera couesi; Washington Island Gadwall; Coues' Gadwall; Coues' gadwall
Coues's gadwall (Mareca strepera couesi) or the Washington Island gadwall, is an extinct dabbling duck which is only known by two immature specimens from the Pacific island of Teraina,formerly known as Washington Island — Luther mentions a supposed occurrence on "New York Island", which is merely another old name of Teraina, however. Line Islands, Kiribati.

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Gadwall

The gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.

Examples of use of gadwall
1. The species considered most at risk of carrying the virus are teal, pochard, mallard, Eurasian wigeon, ruff, northern pintail, tufted duck, shoveler, gadwall and possibly lapwing.
2. The main species being sought for testing are teal, pochard, mallard, Eurasian wigeon, ruff, northern pintail, tufted duck, shoveler, gadwall, possibly lapwing, and other gull, goose and duck species.