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Other related concepts

• Aythya americana x Netta rufina (hybrid)
• Aythya americana x Netta peposaca (hybrid)
• Aythya [americana x ferina] (hybrid)
• Aythya [americana x valisineria] (hybrid)
• Aythya [affinis x americana] (hybrid)
• Aythya [americana x marila/affinis] (hybrid)
• Aix sponsa x Aythya americana (hybrid)
• Aix galericulata x Aythya americana (hybrid)
• Mareca americana x Aythya americana (hybrid)
• Anas platyrhynchos x Aythya americana (hybrid)
• Anas acuta x Aythya americana (hybrid)
• Aythya [americana x collaris] (hybrid)
• Aythya [americana x baeri] (hybrid)
• Aythya [americana x fuligula] (hybrid)
• Aythya [americana x marila] (hybrid)
• Aythya americana x Lophodytes cucullatus (hybrid)

Other synonyms

Azerbaijani: Amerika qırmızıbaş dalğıcı
Bulgarian: Червеноглава потапница
Bengali: রারচ঱য
Bengali (transliteration): lālaśira
Breton: Morilhon Amerika
Catalan: Morell americà
Cree: mihkostikwânêwisip
Cree (syllabic): ᒥᐦᑯᐢᑎᒁᓀᐏᓯᑊ
Czech: Polák americký
Chuvash: Америка улачи
Welsh: Hwyaden bengoch America
Danish: Amerikansk Taffeland
German: Rotkopfente
Greek: Αμερικαvικό γκισάρι, Αμερικανική Κοκκινοκέφαλη
English: American Pochard, Red Head Duck, Redhead, Red-head pochard, Red-headed Pochard
English, HBW: Redhead
English (IOC): Redhead
English (United States): Redhead
Esperanto: Blubeka merganaso, Malheldorsa anaso
Spanish: Cabeza roja, Pato Cabecirrojo, Pato Cabeza Roja, pato cabeza-roja, Porrón Americano, Porrón Cabecirrojo, Porrón de Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Costa Rica): Porrón Americano
Spanish (Cuba): Pato Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Pato Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Spain): Porrón Americano
Spanish (HBW): Porrón americano
Spanish (Mexico): Pato Cabecirrojo, pato cabeza roja, pato cabeza-roja
Spanish (Nicaragua): Porrón Cabecirrojo
Estonian: preeriavart
Basque: Murgilari burugorri
Finnish: Amerikanpunasotka
French: Canard à tête rouge, Fuligule à tête rouge, Milouin à tête rouge, Milouin américain, Morillon à tête rouge
French (Haiti): Canard à tête rouge
Frisian: Amerikaanske karein
Irish: Póiseard ceannrua
Galician: Parrulo americano
Haitian Creole French: Kanna tèt wouj
Hebrew: צולל אמריקני
Croatian: crvenoglava patka
Hungarian: amerikai barátréce
Icelandic: Kollönd
Italian: Anatra dalla testa rossa, Moriglione americano, Moriglione testarossa
Japanese (romaji): amerika ha-jiro, amerika hoshi ha-jiro, amerikahoshihajiro, Amerika-hoshi-hajiro
Japanese: アメリカハジロ, アメリカホシジロ, アメリカホシハジロ
Japanese (Kanji): アメリカ星羽白, アメリカ羽白
Korean: 미국흰죽지
Kirghiz: Америка кызыл баш чумкугучу
Scientific: Aristonetta americana, Aythya americana, Fuligula americana, Marila americana, Nyroca americana
Lithuanian: Amerikinė rudagalvė antis, Raudonkaklė antis
Latvian: dzeltenacis
Dutch: Amerikaanse tafeleend, Roodkopeend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Koparhovudand
Norwegian: Kobberhodeand, Rødhodeand
Polish: glowienka preriowa, głowienka preriowa
Pinyin: měizhōu qián-yā
Portuguese: Zarro-americano
Portuguese (Portugal): Zarro-americano
Rhaeto-Romance: Anda dal chau cotschen
Romanian: Raţă americană cu cap roşu
Russian: Американская чернеть, Американский красноголовый нырок, Американский нырок, Красноголовый Американский Нырок, Чернеть американская
Yakut: Америка ханайа
Northern Sami: Amerihkáruksesfiehta
Slovak: Chochlačka červenohlavá, chochlacka žltooká, chochlačka žltooká
Slovenian: Mala sivka, rumenooka sivka
Serbian: Američka crvenoglava patka, Crvenoglava patka
Swedish: Amerikansk brunand
Turkish: Amerika elmabaşı, Amerika Elmabaşlı
Tatar: Америка чумгалагы
Ukrainian: Попелюх американський
Chinese: 美洲潜鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 美洲潛鴨