Canvasback

Aythya valisineria - Fuligule à dos blanc

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Aythya
Species
:
valisineria

Descriptor

Wilson, A, 1814

Biometrics

Size
: 61 cm
Wingspan
: 79 à 89 cm.
Weight
: 860 à 1600 g

Longevity

22 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Fuligule à dos blanc,
Porrón coacoxtle,
zarro-grande,
Riesentafelente,
rókafejű réce,
Grote Tafeleend,
Moriglione beccolungo,
svartnäbbad brunand,
Kanvasand,
chochlačka veľká,
polák dlouhozobý,
Stor Taffeland,
isopunasotka,
morell de dors blanc,
Dúkönd,
głowienka długodzioba,
lielais brūnkaklis,
velika sivka,
Парусиновый нырок,
オオホシハジロ,
帆背潜鸭,
帆背潛鴨,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes