Gr.: aithuia=a seabird described by Aristotle
and after America
World Distribution:
BREEDS: nw&c North America, WINTERS, south to Central America
Habitat:
Lakes & slow rivers on migration also estuaries
Diet:
Aquatic plants and invertebrates, esp molluscs
TitBit:
The Redhead is known to lay eggs in the nests of other Redheads, at least 10 other duck species, and even nests of the American Bittern and Northern (Hen) Harriers.
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Nottinghamshire, 1996
(Dennis, M.C. 1998 British Birds 91:149-154)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
3
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Outer Hebrides
(2003),
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1997),
Nottinghamshire
(1997),
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
Glamorgan
(2004),
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Amerikansk Taffeland
Dutch:
Roodkopeend
Finnish:
French:
Fuligule à tête rouge
German:
Rotkopfente
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Italian:
Moriglione americano
Norwegian:
Polish:
Glowienka preriowa
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Porrón de Cabeza Roja`
Swedish:
Amerikansk 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
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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