Aythya is a genus of diving ducks, with twelve species currently accepted. [2] The genus was described in 1822 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie, with the type species being greater scaup. [3] [4] The name Aythya comes from the Ancient Greek word αἴθυιᾰ (aithuia), which referred to an unknown diving-bird. [5] [6]

Aythya is a genus of diving ducks. It has twelve described species. The name Aythya comes from the Ancient Greek word αυθυια (aithuia), which may have referred to a sea-dwelling duck or an auklet. [1]

The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America. Scottish-American naturalist Alexander Wilson described the canvasback in 1814. The genus name is derived from Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors, including Hesychius and Aristotle. [2] .

The meaning of AYTHYA is a genus of diving ducks including the canvasback, redhead, pochard, and related forms.

The ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes. [3] The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin collaris, "of the neck" from collum, "neck". [4]

Almost always seen in pairs or small flocks on marshy lakes, golf ponds, reservoirs and occasionally coastal estuaries, this species dives for aquatic vegetation and invertebrates. The nest is placed near the water on a dry area and is made of grass and moss.

The Aythya americana breeding range extends from southern Canada to the northern United States (Washington to Maine). Many breed in the Prairie Pothole region of the northern Great Plains of North America.

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Aythya is a genus of diving ducks. It has twelve described species. The name Aythya comes from the Ancient Greek word αυθυια, aithuia, which may have referred to a sea-dwelling duck or an auklet.

The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill.