Gadwall

Gadwall
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Family:	Anatidae
Genus:	Mareca
Species:	M. strepera
Binomial name
	Mareca strepera; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
	M. s. strepera (Linnaeus, 1758); (common gadwall); †M. s. couesi (Streets, 1876); (Coues's gadwall – extinct);
Synonyms
	Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758;

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

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