Named after the bird Anas penelope; wigeon is its English name. It belongs to the family of the Anatidae. It is on the Dutch Blue List of endangered birds. Although this bird does not breed in the Netherlands, it stays there during the winter. (M 34347; M 34089) _ _.
Discovered on 17-10-1977 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.