Canvasback Aythya valisineria   [A Wilson, 1814]

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   Page updated:16-January-2013

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
BTO Codes: VB, EURING No: 1970
Number in Britain: Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK: Not Assessed
European: Not evaluated
Global: (Details)
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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

Records and Distribution

First Record: Kent, 1996 (Larkin, P. & Mercer, D. 2004. British Birds 97:139-143)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007): 6
Most Likely to Occur in: Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Orkney (2000),
   North-east England:
   North-west England:
   English Midlands:
   Eastern England: Essex (2000), Norfolk (1997),
   South-east England: Kent (2000),
   South-west England: Cornwall (2000),
   Wales:

Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC

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:
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BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter