Definition of Aythya Americana. Meaning of Aythya Americana. Synonyms of Aythya Americana

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Definition of Aythya Americana

Aythya Americana
Redhead Red"head` (-h?d`), n. 1. A person having red hair. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard. (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker. 3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.

Meaning of Aythya Americana from wikipedia

- The redhead (Aythya americana) is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Gr**** ait****a, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors...
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) Common pochard (Aythya ferina) Redhead (Aythya americana) Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) Female Hardhead (Aythya australis)...
- including the migratory birds gadwall (Mareca streptera) and redhead duck (Aythya americana). The lake and its floodplain was designated a Ramsar site (wetland...
- Asarcornis scutulata, which is evolutionarily closer to the redhead (Aythya americana, one of the diving ducks). This is one of the largest living species...
- Aythya Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) Common pochard (Aythya ferina) Redhead (Aythya americana) Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) Hardhead (Aythya australis)...
- Canvasback, Aythya valisineria Redhead, Aythya americana Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula (A) Greater scaup, Aythya marila Lesser...
- Common pochard, Aythya ferina Canvasback, Aythya valisineria Redhead, Aythya americana Baer's pochard, Aythya baeri Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula Greater...
- the City of Lake Macquarie Redhead (bird), a North American duck, Aythya americana Redhead, colloquial name for female smew ducks Redhead, the milkweed...
- Aythya valisineria (B) Redhead, Aythya americana (B) Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris (B) Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula (U) Greater scaup, Aythya marila...
- The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America. Scottish-American naturalist Alexander Wilson described...