Aythya is a genus of diving ducks. It has twelve described species. The name Aythya comes from the Ancient Greek word αυθυια (authuia), which may have...
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Tufted duck (redirect from Aythya fuligula)
The tufted duck (or tufted pochard) (Aythya fuligula) is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia...
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Canvasback (redirect from Aythya valisineria)
The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America. Scottish-American naturalist Alexander Wilson described...
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Common pochard (redirect from Aythya ferina)
The common pochard (/ˈpɒtʃərd/; Aythya ferina), known simply as pochard in the United Kingdom, is a medium-sized diving duck in the family Anatidae. It...
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Greater scaup (redirect from Aythya marila)
The greater scaup (Aythya marila), just scaup in Europe or, colloquially, "bluebill" in North America, is a mid-sized diving duck, larger than the closely...
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Baer's pochard (redirect from Aythya baeri)
Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri) is a diving duck found in eastern Asia. It is a resident bird in North and Central China, and formerly bred in southeast...
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Lesser scaup (redirect from Aythya affinis)
The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known...
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Ring-necked duck (redirect from Aythya collaris)
The ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes. The scientific name is derived...
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Ferruginous duck (redirect from Aythya nyroca)
The ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), also known as ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard, is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurosiberia...
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Redhead (bird) (redirect from Aythya americana)
The redhead (Aythya americana) is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors...
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diving duck: Greater scaup, or just "scaup", Aythya marila Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis New Zealand scaup, Aythya novaeseelandiae Look up scaup in Wiktionary...
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Madagascar pochard (redirect from Aythya innotata)
pochard or Madagascan pochard (Aythya innotata; Malagasy: Fotsy maso, Onjo) is an extremely rare diving duck of the genus Aythya. Thought to be extinct in...
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Aythya Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) Common pochard (Aythya ferina) Redhead (Aythya americana) Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) Hardhead (Aythya australis)...
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Hardhead (redirect from Aythya australis)
The hardhead (Aythya australis), also known as the white-eyed duck, is the only true diving duck found in Australia. The common name "hardhead" has nothing...
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New Zealand scaup (redirect from Aythya novaeseelandiae)
Zealand scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae), also known as the black teal or pāpango in Māori, is a diving duck species of the genus Aythya endemic to New...
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ducks) Netta, red-crested pochard and allies (4 species, 1 probably extinct) Aythya, pochards, scaups, etc. (12 species) Subfamily: Anatinae, dabbling ducks...
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the genus Aythya: Common pochard, Aythya ferina Baer's pochard, Aythya baeri Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca Madagascar pochard, Aythya innotata Three...
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Réunion pochard (category Aythya)
The Réunion pochard (Aythya sp.), also known as the Mascarene Islands pochard, is an undescribed extinct species of diving duck that lived on the island...
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Spatula Boie 1822 Tribe Aythyini Delacour and Mayr, 1945 (diving ducks) Genus Aythya Boie 1822 Unassigned Anatidae: †"Anas" albae Jánossy 1979 [?Mergus] †"Anas"...
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Aythya valisineria (Wilson, A, 1814) 131 Redhead Aythya americana (Eyton, 1838) 132 Common pochard Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758) 133 Hardhead Aythya...
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stellata, Ardea alba, Ciconia ciconia, Tachybaptus ruficollis, Aythya ferina, Aythya fuligula, Aythya nyroca, Anas platyrhynchos, Fulica atra), birds of prey...
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Canvasback, Aythya valisineria Redhead, Aythya americana Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula (A) Greater scaup, Aythya marila Lesser...
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t22680021a132052989.en.{{cite iucn}}: |date= / |doi= mismatch (help) IUCN (2016-10-01). "Aythya innotata: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
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oxygen uptake and aerobic capacity of locomotory muscles in tufted ducks, Aythya fuligula". The Journal of Physiology. 401: 347–359. doi:10.1113/jphysiol...
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Histrionicus Lophodytes Melanitta Mergellus Mergus Polysticta †Shiriyanetta Somateria Anatini Anas Mareca †Matanas Sibirionetta Spatula Aythyini Aythya...
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pochard) Genus Aythya Boie 1822 †Aythya chauvirae Cheneval 1987 †Aythya denesi (Kessler 2013) Zelenkov 2016 †Aythya effodiata (DeVis 1905) †Aythya magna Kuročkin...
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as Asarcornis scutulata, which is evolutionarily closer to the redhead (Aythya americana, one of the diving ducks). This is one of the largest living species...
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species that are globally threatened with extinction: Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) (just 2–3 pairs have...
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waterbird species were endemic to northern Madagascar, the Madagascar pochard (Aythya innotata) and the Alaotra grebe (Tachybaptus rufolavatus). The Madagascar...
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waterbirds, the sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) and Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri). Major threats to the Site include water management activities such...
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