Canvasback

Canvasback duck landing in Detroit River at Windsor, Feb 21, 2019.



Aythya valisineria

The species name of the Canvasback, valisineria, comes from Vallisneria americana, or wild celery, whose winter buds and stems are the duck’s preferred food during the nonbreeding period.


The oldest recorded Canvasback was a male, and at least 22 years, 7 months old when he was shot in California in 1991. He had been banded in the same state in 1969.

source -https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canvasback

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