Canvasback: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Canvasback Aythya valisineria Least concern

Where the canvasback lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)IntroducedRepresentative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 992,242 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See ducks, geese & swans on the world map

Scientific name	Aythya valisineria
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the canvasback live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the canvasback in 4 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the canvasback endangered?

The canvasback’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the canvasback?

The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Aythya. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the canvasback

The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Canvasback (revision 1368509687), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q378533 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).