LC
Canvasback Aythya valisineria



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2021 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 10,500,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 12,400,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 690000 mature individuals good estimated 2018
Population trend increasing - inferred -
Generation length 6 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 690,000 mature individuals and is considered stable (Partners in Flight 2020).

Trend justification: The long-term population trend for this species is roughly stable (Partners in Flight 2020). Short-term trends however report a non-significant increase over the past three generations (Meehan et al. 2018; Pardieck et al. 2018).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Antigua and Barbuda extant vagrant
Bahamas extant vagrant
Bermuda (to UK) extant vagrant
Canada extant native yes yes yes yes
Cuba extant vagrant
French Polynesia extant vagrant
Guatemala extant vagrant
Honduras extant vagrant
Jamaica extant vagrant
Japan extant vagrant
Marshall Islands extant vagrant
Mexico extant native yes
Puerto Rico (to USA) extant vagrant
South Korea extant vagrant
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) extant vagrant
United Kingdom extant vagrant
USA extant native yes yes yes yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Canada Cumberland Marshes
Canada Long Point Peninsula and Marshes
Canada Lower Detroit River
Canada Niagara River Corridor
Canada Old Wives-Frederick Lakes
Canada Wolfe Island
Mexico Cuitzeo
USA Active Delta (Mississippi River Birdsfoot Delta)
USA Atchafalaya Delta
USA Catahoula-Dewey Wills-Three Rivers
USA Detroit River
USA Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Marine Coastal/Supratidal Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes suitable non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) suitable non-breeding
Marine Neritic Macroalgal/Kelp suitable non-breeding
Marine Neritic Seagrass (Submerged) suitable non-breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel suitable non-breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs suitable non-breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Sandy suitable non-breeding
Marine Neritic Subtidal Sandy-Mud suitable non-breeding
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands suitable breeding
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) major breeding
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Food - human subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture international
Sport hunting/specimen collecting subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Canvasback Aythya valisineria. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/canvasback-aythya-valisineria on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.