Canvasback

Canvasback
Temporal range: Pleistocene–present
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Male
Female with ducklings
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Aythya
Species:
A. valisineria
Binomial name
Aythya valisineria
(Wilson, 1814)
  Breeding
  Migration
  Year-round
  Nonbreeding
Synonyms

Aythya vallisneria (lapsus)

Dickcissel male perched on a metal pole singing, with neck stretched and beak open.

Songs and calls
Listen to Canvasback on xeno-canto

The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aythya valisineria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680364A92858752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680364A92858752.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.