Canvasback
Aythya valisineria(Wilson, A, 1814)
English (US) Canvasback
The Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: breeds North America from northern Alaska and western Canada southward through northern California, southern Colorado, and Minnesota (USA); winters to central MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aythya valisineria
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Canvasback
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1814)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas valisineria
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1814)
- Type locality
- eastern United States.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 8 p.103 pl.70 fig.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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