Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) - HBW 1, p. 615
French: Fuligule à dos blanc
German: Riesentafelente
Spanish: Porrón Coacoxtle
Taxonomy: Anas valisineria Wilson, 1814, eastern United States.
Forms superspecies with A. ferina. Hybridization with other species of Aythya and Netta frequent in captivity. Monotypic.
Distribution: From C Alaska and W Canada southwards to NE California and Minnesota, USA.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male swimming about, waiting to be fed Locality Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 10 January 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 4 -
A flock diving for corn in shallow water Locality Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 10 January 2007 4 years ago 25 sec 4 -
A male swimming Locality Shoreline Lake, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Cagan H Sekercioglu 2002 9 years ago 31 sec 4 -
Two males and a female, diving Locality Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 17 February 2006 5 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
Female swimming with a single juvenile Locality New Seward Highway, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Marc de Bont 8 July 2008 1 year ago 30 sec 3.5 -
A pair swimming and then the female feeding by up-ending Locality Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 June 2005 5 years ago 23 sec 3.4
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Adult male in breeding plumage, seen from the side very close, swimming in a pond on wintering ground.
Locality Alondra Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 4 February 2006 32 weeks ago 4.5 -
Male - swimming on a pond
Locality Pambrun, Saskatchewan, Canada
Blair Wainman 11 May 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Adult male on water
Locality Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA (United States)
Glen Tepke 2 March 2007 2 years ago 3.8 -
Male and Female Canvasbacks
Locality Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA (United States)
Larry Meade 11 January 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
Two females swimming on a pond on wintering ground (an American Coot in the BG).
Locality Alondra Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
Pia Öberg 4 February 2006 32 weeks ago 3.7 -
Male canvasback after diving in mud
Locality Contra Costa County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 23 December 2010 1 year ago 3.6
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