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Canvasback Duck

Aythya valisineria

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

The Canvasback has a distinctive wedge-shaped head and long graceful neck. The adult male (drake) has a black bill, a chestnut red head and neck, a black breast, a grayish back, black rump, and a blackish brown tail. The adult female (hen) also has a black bill, a light brown head and neck, grading into a darker brown chest and foreback. The sides, flanks, and back are grayish brown. The bill is blackish and the legs and feet are bluish-gray.

Habitat:

In a large urban pond with a large number of Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Ducks.

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