Canvasback

Sobre

O pato-de-cabeça-vermelha americano é um grande pato mergulhador que cria nos pântanos de tufo das pradarias e tundra da América do Norte. Os machos têm cabeça ruiva, peito preto e dorso cinzento. Hiberna em zonas costeiras e grandes lagos. Alimenta-se principalmente de plantas aquáticas, especialmente erva da Chesapeake nas suas zonas de hibernação. É um pato cinegético popular, embora as populações tenham sofrido declínios históricos.

Physical Description

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

Identificação

Plumagem

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.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

Distribuição 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 conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

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

Tamanho da postura

2-16

Som

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.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Aythya
Espécies	Aythya valisineria

Distribution

Canvasback has been recorded in 8 countries.

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🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States

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Perguntas frequentes

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.