The breast, sides and flanks are dark gray, the back is blackish, the belly is whitish and the tail is grayish-brown.
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Female buffleheads have a brownish head and neck, except for an oval white patch that extends from below the eye back towards the nape of the neck. The bill is light blue-gray and the legs and feet are fleshy pink. The upper wing surface is blackish except for the white speculum extending from the inner and middle secondaries across to the outer lesser and marginal coverts.
The neck, scapulars, breast, belly and sides are white, and the back and rump are black. The remainder of the head is blackish with an iridescent green and purple sheen. Male buffleheads have a large white patch across the back of the head that extends from cheek to cheek, forming a bushy crest. The bill is blue-gray with a black tip and the legs and feet are blue-gray. Female Eurasian wigeon have gray-brown-to-russet-brown heads, necks, chests, backs, sides and flanks. In flight, a white shoulder patch and green speculum are displayed. The flanks are finely vermiculated and appear gray. The breast is grayish-pink and the lower breast, belly and sides of the rear body behind the flanks are white. Male Eurasian Wigeon have a black-speckled russet-red neck and head topped with a cream stripe.
Females in reddish plumage have russet-brown heads, necks, chests, backs, sides and flanks, with a much redder tinge than female American wigeons.
However, adult female Eurasian wigeons have two color phases: gray and red. Females of the two species are so similar that separation in the field is unreliable. The male's bright russet-red head, topped with a cream stripe, and its gray back and sides, distinguish it from its American cousin. Eurasian wigeons often can be found in the company of American Wigeons.
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