Canvasback
(Aythya valisineria)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
LC - Least Concern |
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NatureServe |
N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRB, SNRM - Unranked Breeding and Migrant |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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| Occurrence | Common migrant, uncommon breeder |
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| Habitat | Marshes, ponds, shallow lakes, other wetlands |
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| Size | 19″ to 22″ in length 29″ wingspan |
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| Migration | Early March to mid-May and late September to mid-December |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans, and relatives) |
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Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) |
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| Canvasback Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Canvasback Ed McVicker |
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| Canvasback - Duck Species Profile Delta Waterfowl |
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Published on Feb 2, 2015 Delta Waterfowl's President Dr. Frank Rohwer discusses the king of ducks, the canvasback, in this duck species profile. |
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| Canvasback -- Brittany, Taylor, Jonathon and Kendall brinneymichelle |
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Uploaded on Apr 19, 2010 A video on the largest inland duck in North America, the Canvasback. A science project. |
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| Aythya valisineria wetvideocamera |
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Uploaded on Mar 22, 2011 Canvasback observed at Sechelt Marsh in Sechelt, BC ( Aythya valisineria ) March 2011 |
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| Canvasback (Anatidae: Aythya valisineria) Male and Female Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on May 13, 2010 Photographed at Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (13 May 2010). |
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| Canvasback militaryairshows |
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Published on Jun 11, 2012 Canvasback at Slimbridge |
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| Sleepy Canvasback Denise Wight |
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Published on Feb 17, 2013 A wild Canvasback resting in the late afternoon winter sun. Watch as he tries to shake off the drowsiness. This makes me want to take a little nap. Mouth of Stege Creek, South Richmond Marsh, Richmond, California 3 Feb 2013 |
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