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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Aythya valisineria | Canvasback 



ABBREVIATION : 
AYVA

COMMON NAMES : 
   canvasback
   canvas-backed duck
   can


TAXONOMY : 
The currently recognized scientific name for the canvasback is Aythya
valisineria (Wilson).  There are no recognized subspecies [1,3,8,19].


ORDER : 
Anseriformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Canvasback is noted in the Audobon Society's Blue List as a species of
special concern [20].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, April 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1993. Aythya valisineria. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Aythya valisineria | Canvasback