Redhead

Aythya americana (Eyton, 1838)

Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans

Redhead, Aythya americana, 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 in the family Anatidae. The male is set apart in the breeding season by a copper-coloured head and a pale blue bill. Compared with canvasback, it has a rounder head and a shorter bill, and the male has yellow eyes rather than red. It has also been called red-headed duck and red-headed pochard.

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

7 tours in Canada

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
Chappell Marsh Birding and Hiking Tour
Chappell Marsh Birding and Hiking Tour
Canada / Saskatoon Private tour 2h

A two-hour guided hike across Chappell Marsh’s level prairie trails, combining wetland birds, grassland songbirds and seasonal wildflowers...

From CAD 130
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