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Redhead

Aythya americana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 7,842, February 7,755, March 10,482, April 18,309, May 31,464, June 15,378, July 11,591, August 10,554, September 12,281, October 11,326, November 7,735, December 7,166.
United States1,781,653
New York151,883
California121,449
Minnesota51,994
Alaska45,441
Virginia40,222
Washington38,395
Oregon38,235
Quebec37,574
Pennsylvania36,071

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification

Dietary

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderWaterfowl · Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Swans · Anatidae
GenusScaups, Pochards, and Allies · Aythya

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