Canvasback

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La porrón del lirio acuático o canvasback es un elegante pato buceador de América del Norte reconocible por la cabeza de perfil en pendiente inclinada y el largo pico negro del macho. El macho tiene la cabeza y el cuello de color rojo óxido, el pecho negro y el cuerpo blanco. Depende principalmente de la vegetación acuática, especialmente del apio de agua, en sus cuarteles de invierno.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	44,7 cm	17.6 in
Peso	1223,25 g	43.15 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Males have rich chestnut-red head and neck; black breast; pale canvas-gray body; white flanks. Sloping forehead profile with dark red bill and red eye. Females gray-brown with reddish-brown head. Dimorphic diving duck.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on prairie potholes and boreal lakes across western North America. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and Chesapeake Bay. Sensitive to loss of prairie wetlands.

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Distribución geográfica

Breeds in wooded wetlands of Canada and the northern United States; winters in the southern US and Central America.

Diet & Feeding

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet dominated by invertebrates.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 23-29 days. Fledging: 63-77 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-16

Sonido

Canto

Male produces a low, cooing purr; female gives a harsh, rolling quacking series. Males whisper-call in rolling, cooing notes during courtship; female's harsh quacking is emphatic on North American marshes.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Aythya
Especies	Aythya valisineria

Distribution

Canvasback has been recorded in 8 countries.

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🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos 🇫🇷 Francia 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇳🇱 Países Bajos 🇬🇧 Reino Unido 🇸🇪 Suecia 🇹🇼 Taiwán

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Canvasback eat?

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet dominated by invertebrates.

Where does the Canvasback live?

Breeds on prairie potholes and boreal lakes across western North America. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and Chesapeake Bay. Sensitive to loss of prairie wetlands.

Is the Canvasback endangered?

The Canvasback has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Canvasback nest?

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 23-29 days. Fledging: 63-77 days.

What does the Canvasback sound like?

Male produces a low, cooing purr; female gives a harsh, rolling quacking series. Males whisper-call in rolling, cooing notes during courtship; female's harsh quacking is emphatic on North American marshes.

How big is the Canvasback?

The Canvasback has a wingspan of 44.7 cm, weight of 1223.25 g.

What order and family does the Canvasback belong to?

The Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.