Aythya americana (Redhead)

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Redhead Aythya americana (Eyton, 1838)
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Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
  Aythya

Scientific:
Aythya americana

Citation:
(Eyton, 1838)

Reference:
Monogr.Anatidae p.155

Protonym:
Fuligula americana

Avibase ID:
3072CC168280168B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3072CC16

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175125

Geographic range:

Aythya americana: Alaska to s US; winters to Guatemala and Greater Antilles

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  Redhead
Czech:
  polák americký
German:
  Rotkopfente
Danish:
  Amerikansk Taffeland
Spanish:
  Porrón Americano
Finnish:
  amerikanpunasotka
French:
  Fuligule à tête rouge
Icelandic:
  Kollönd
Italian:
  Moriglione americano
Japanese:
  amerikahoshihajiro
Japanese:
  アメリカホシハジロ
Dutch:
  Amerikaanse Tafeleend
Norwegian:
  Kobberhodeand
Polish:
  glowienka preriowa
Portuguese:
  Zarro-americano
Russian:
  Американский красноголовый нырок
Slovak:
  chochlačka žltooká
Swedish:
  amerikansk brunand
Chinese:
  美洲潜鸭

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Marila americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Marila americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
   Redhead ( Marila americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Marila americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Marila americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Marila americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
   Redhead ( Nyroca americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Nyroca americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Fuligule à tête rouge ( Aythya americana)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Fuligule à tête rouge ( Aythya americana)
Clements 1st edition:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 3rd edition:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 4th edition:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 6th edition:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements, version 2015:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements, version 2016:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Clements, version 2017:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
eBird version 1.50:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
eBird version 1.52:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
eBird version 1.53:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
eBird version 1.54:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
eBird version 1.55:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
eBird version 2015:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
eBird version 2016:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
eBird version 2017:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Oriental Bird Club:
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
James Lee Peters:
    Aythya americana
James Lee Peters (original):
    Nyroca americana
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
    Aythya americana
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   Redhead ( Aythya americana)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Aythya americana
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Aythya americana

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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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
Catalan: Morell americà
Czech: Polák americký
Welsh: Hwyaden bengoch America
Danish: Amerikansk Taffeland
German: Rotkopfente
English: American Pochard, Red Head Duck, Redhead, Red-head pochard, Red-headed Pochard
Spanish: Cabeza roja, Pato Cabecirrojo, Pato Cabeza Roja, pato cabeza-roja, Porrón Americano, Porrón Cabecirrojo, Porrón de Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Cuba): Pato Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Pato Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Spain): Porrón Americano
Spanish (Mexico): Pato Cabecirrojo, pato cabeza roja, pato cabeza-roja
Spanish (Nicaragua): Porrón Cabecirrojo
Estonian: preeriavart
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
Haitian Creole French: Kanna tèt wouj
Hungarian: amerikai barátréce
Icelandic: Kollönd
Italian: Anatra dalla testa rossa, Moriglione americano, Moriglione testarossa
Japanese: 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
Latin: Aristonetta americana, Aythya americana, Fuligula americana, Marila americana, Nyroca americana
Lithuanian: Amerikinė rudagalvė antis, Raudonkaklė antis
Latvian: dzeltenacis
Dutch: Amerikaanse tafeleend, Roodkopeend
Norwegian: Kobberhodeand, Rødhodeand
Polish: glowienka preriowa, głowienka preriowa
Pinyin: měizhōu qián-yā
Portuguese: Zarro-americano
Portuguese (Portugal): Zarro-americano
Russian: Американская чернеть, Американский красноголовый нырок, Красноголовый Американский Нырок, Чернеть американская
Slovak: Chochlačka červenohlavá, chochlacka žltooká, chochlačka žltooká
Slovenian: rumenooka sivka
Serbian: Američka crvenoglava patka
Swedish: Amerikansk brunand
Turkish: Amerika elmabaşı, Amerika Elmabaşlı
Chinese: 美洲潜鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 美洲潛鴨