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 LC    Canvasback* Id (Atlas):
    Aythya valisineria Vagrant

Description (10)
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Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
48 - 56 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wilson, 1814)

Range (Guide)
Bermuda, Canada (B) (NB) (P), Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, USA (B).

Vagrant to Antigua And Barbuda, Bahamas, French Polynesia, Jamaica, Japan, Marshall Islands, South Korea, St Pierre and Miquelon (NB) (P), United Kingdom.

From central Alaska and western Canada southwards to north-eastern California and Minnesota, USA.
 
Population
Estimated population is 520,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Seeds, buds, leaves, tubers, roots, snails, insect larvae.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

 
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) [XC371329]
     by Thomas Magarian from Mitten Lake, Blackfeet Res, Pondera County, Montana, United States (song)

 
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) [XC169327]
     by from Taylor's Refuge, Cinnaminson, NJ, United States (call)

Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 5 - 11
Color: greenish


Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Common Pochard (Aythya ferina). Hybridization with other species of Aythya and Netta frequent in captivity.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) - 10 files


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