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Canvasback Aythya valisineria   [A Wilson, 1814]
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Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
BTO Codes: VB , EURING No: 1970
Number in Britain: Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK: Unlisted
European: Not evaluated
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A)  Accidental
Subspecies: Monotypic
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Length: 53 cm Wingspan: 80 cm Weight: M/F: 1.3 kg    
Scientific name from: Gr.: aithuia=a seabird described by Aristotle and after Antonio de Vallisnera (1661-1730) Italian naturalist (whose name was given to the wild celery Valisneria
World Distribution: BREEDS: nw&c North America, WINTERS, south to s Mexico
Habitat: Lakes & slow rivers on migration also estuaries
Diet: Omnivorous
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Records and Distribution
First Record: Kent, 1996 (Larkin, P. & Mercer, D. 2004. British Birds 97:139-143)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 6 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Orkney (2000),
   North-east England: No Records
   North-west England: No Records
   English Midlands: No Records
   Eastern England: Essex (2001), Norfolk (1998),
   South-east England: Kent (2001),
   South-west England: Cornwall (2000),
   Wales: No Records
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Other Names
Gaelic: Welsh:
Danish: Flyvende kĉmpeand Dutch: Grote Tafeleend
Finnish: French: Fuligule à dos blanc
German: Riesenfelente Hungarian:
Icelandic: Irish:
Italian: Moriglone dorsobianco Norwegian:
Polish: Glowienka dlugodzioba Portuguese:
Spanish: Porrón coacoxtle Swedish: Svartnäbbad brunand
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press [598.48 KEA]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Wikipedia entry
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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