Aythya
Aythya is a genus of diving ducks. It has twelve described species. The name Aythya comes from the Ancient Greek word αυθυια (<span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639-2' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">aithuia), which may have referred to a sea-dwelling duck or an auklet.[1]
| Aythya | |
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| Common pochard (Aythya ferina) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Tribe: | Aythyini |
| Genus: | Aythya F. Boie, 1822 |
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12 species, see text | |
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution | Conservation status |
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A. valisineria | Canvasback | North America | least concern |
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A. ferina | Common pochard | Northern Europe into Asia | vulnerable |
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A. americana | Redhead | North America, from as far north as Northern Canada to the lower United States | least concern |
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A. collaris | Ring-necked duck | Northern United States and Canada | least concern |
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A. australis | Hardhead | Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and the islands of the Pacific | least concern |
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A. baeri | Baer's pochard | Southeast Russia and northeast China, migrating in winter to southern China, Vietnam, Japan, and India | critically endangered |
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A. nyroca | Ferruginous duck | From Iberia and the Maghreb east to western Mongolia, south to Arabia | near threatened |
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A. innotata | Madagascar pochard | Madagascar | critically endangered |
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A. novaeseelandiae | New Zealand scaup | New Zealand | least concern |
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A. fuligula | Tufted duck | Throughout temperate and northern Eurasia; occasional visitor to the United States and Canada | least concern |
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A. marila | Greater scaup | Alaska, northern Canada, Siberia, and the northernmost reaches of Europe | least concern |
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A. affinis | Lesser scaup | Alaska through western Canada to western Montana, Central America | least concern |
Aythya Media
A tufted duck in flight showing the white wingbar
Canvasback hen, Aythya valisineria
Fuligule milouin Aythya ferina Common Pochard, France
♀ Redhead (Aythya americana) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
Ring-necked duck female (Aythya collaris)*Location: Ralph B. Clark Regional Park, Buena Park, CA, USA
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References
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.