The redhead (Aythya americana) is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird.
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These sociable ducks molt, migrate, and winter in sometimes-huge flocks, particularly along the Gulf Coast, where winter numbers can reach the thousands.
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The redhead is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin americana, of America. Wikipedia
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Geographic Range. The Aythya americana breeding range extends from southern Canada to the northern United States (Washington to Maine).
True to its name, this species has a reddish head with a rounded steep forehead, a blue-gray bill and its sides and back are grayish.
18-22" (46-56 cm). Both sexes told from Canvasback by rounder head, shorter bill with pale band near tip. Male has back gray (not white).
This attractive diving duck often gathers by the thousands on lakes or bays in the winter. Males have cinnamon-colored head, yellow eye, and gray body.
This diving duck is appropriately named and easily identified by its bright red head and gray body. The Redhead breeds in central Alaska, in the Great Plains, ...
Jul 19, 2023 · Learn about the redhead diving duck life history, identification, biology, habitat, conservation issues, and more.
The redhead (Aythya americana) is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors ...
This diving duck, restricted to North America, breeds widely throughout the Prairie Pothole Region of the United States and Canada.