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
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
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
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
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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