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Canvasback
Pato Piquisesgado
Aythya valisineria
The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America.
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Sound recorded by Thomas Magarian · XC371329 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Canvasback
The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- wetlands
- Elevation
- 0–1200 m
- Nest
- Platform · Ground; Water
- Clutch
- 2–16 eggs
- Social behavior
- Pairs / family groups
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