Canvasback

Aythya valisineria (Wilson, A, 1814)

Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans

Canvasback, Aythya valisineria, is a duck of North America, breeding widely across the continent and moving into Middle America outside the breeding season. It is a diving duck and the largest of its kind in North America. Alexander Wilson described it in 1814. The bird is named for the canvas-like look of its back, a feature that gives it its common name. Its scientific name refers to wild celery, which is linked to its preferred food during the nonbreeding period.

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Breeding range
North America: widespread
Nonbreeding range
Middle America
Canvasback
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Tours where you can spot this bird

7 tours in Canada

Niagara Falls Birding and Photography with Joël Coutu
Niagara Falls Birding and Photography with Joël Coutu
Canada / Niagara Falls Group tour 4 days

Spend four days birding the Niagara River corridor with Joël Coutu, watching late-autumn gulls, ducks, swans and raptors while exploring op...

From CAD 200
Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour – 6 hours with fascinating woodland and water birds
Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour – 6 hours with fascinating woodland and water birds
Canada / Saskatoon Private tour 6h

A six-hour self-drive circuit west of Saskatoon through prairie, ponds, Eagle Creek and the Van Scoy Lakes for waterbirds and shorebirds....

From CAD 440
Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour – 8 hours with fascinating woodland and water birds
Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour – 8 hours with fascinating woodland and water birds
Canada / Saskatoon Private tour 8h

An eight-hour self-drive tour from Saskatoon to Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary, exploring prairie, woodland, ponds, marshes and saline-lake sh...

From CAD 590
Radisson Lake Birding Tour – 4 great hours with water and grassland birds
Radisson Lake Birding Tour – 4 great hours with water and grassland birds
Canada / Saskatoon Private tour 4h

A private four-hour self-drive tour around Radisson Lake Important Bird Area, combining open-water, shorebird, grassland and aspen habitat....

From CAD 340
Blackstrap Lake Birdwatching and Bird Photography Tour – 3 hours with spectacular water birds
Blackstrap Lake Birdwatching and Bird Photography Tour – 3 hours with spectacular water birds
Canada / Saskatoon Private tour 3h

A three-hour self-drive tour of Blackstrap Lake and nearby prairie wetlands, using roadside stops for waterbirds, marsh species and photogra...

From CAD 250
Prairie Lakes Birding and Photography Tour – 4 hours with spectacular water birds
Prairie Lakes Birding and Photography Tour – 4 hours with spectacular water birds
Canada / Saskatoon Private tour 4h

A four-hour self-drive tour of bird-rich prairie lakes near Saskatoon, visiting deep water, shallow ponds and marsh edges for waterbirds and...

From CAD 250
Duck Lake and Nisbet Forest Birding Tour – 6 great hours with fascinating woodland and water birds
Duck Lake and Nisbet Forest Birding Tour – 6 great hours with fascinating woodland and water birds
Canada / Saskatoon Private tour 6h

A six-hour self-drive birding circuit north of Saskatoon, combining farmland and Duck Lake wetlands with roadside stops in Nisbet Forest....

From CAD 490