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Canvasback

Aythya valisineria (A. Wilson, 1814)

LCLeast Concernwaterfowl

The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.17 kg to 1.25 kg and live up to 22.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the canvasback

Weight
1.17 kg – 1.25 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
74 cm – 90 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
22.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
29.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
26.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
9src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
7.88 months – 9.91 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the canvasback?

CANVASBACK · WINGSPAN 90 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 90 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the canvasback is about 53% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the canvasback live?

Not recorded

What is the canvasback?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is a species of diving duck, the largest found in North America.

From the Wikipedia article “Canvasback” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canvasback&oldid=1368509687), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the canvasback endangered?

The canvasback is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the canvasback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusAythya
  7. SpeciesAythya valisineria (A. Wilson, 1814)

Synonyms Aethyia valisineria, Anas valisineria, Aristonetta valisineria, Aythya vallisneria, Fuligula valisineria, Marila valisineria, Marila vallisneria, Nyroca valisineria

Other names and names in other languages (66)
  • CansEnglish
  • Canvass-back duckEnglish
  • King of ducksEnglish
  • بط قنبي الظهرArabic
  • Morilhon kein gwennBreton
  • Morell dorsiblancCatalan
  • morell de dors blancCatalan
  • polák dlouhozobýCzech
  • hwyaden bengoch fawrWelsh
  • Stor TaffelandDanish
  • RiesentafelenteGerman
  • VallisneriaenteGerman
  • Heldorsa anasoEsperanto
  • heldorsa merganasoEsperanto
  • pato caballoSpanish
  • Pato coacoxtleSpanish
  • Pato Lomo BlancoSpanish
  • Pato piquisesgadoSpanish
  • Porrón coacoxtleSpanish
  • porrón de lomo cruzadoSpanish
  • porrón lomiblancoSpanish
  • Porrón PicudoSpanish
  • suurvartEstonian
  • بومپشتPersian
  • isopunasotkaFinnish
  • Nevføtt ontFaroese
  • canard chevalFrench
  • Fuligule à dos blancFrench
  • Milouin aux yeux rougesFrench
  • Póiseard canbháisIrish
  • Kanna do blanchHaitian Creole
  • צולל גב-קנבסHebrew
  • צולל ארוך-צווארHebrew
  • riđoglava patkaCroatian
  • Prugastoleđa patkaCroatian
  • rókafejű réceHungarian
  • DúköndIcelandic
  • Moriglione beccolungoItalian
  • Moriglione dorsobiancoItalian
  • Moriglione dorsotelatoItalian
  • オオホシハジロJapanese
  • 큰흰죽지Korean
  • žilanugarė antisLithuanian
  • ilgasnapė rudagalvė antisLithuanian
  • lielais brūnkaklisLatvian
  • കാൻവാസ്ബാക്ക്Malayalam
  • NaalʼeełíłtsooíNavajo
  • grote tafeleendDutch
  • kanvasandNorwegian
  • Glowienka dlugodziobaPolish
  • głowienka długodziobaPolish
  • zarro-grandePortuguese
  • парусиновый нырокRussian
  • парусиновая чернетьRussian
  • StuoraruksesfiehtaNorthern Sami
  • chochlačka veľkáSlovak
  • velika sivkaSlovenian
  • Crnokljuna riđoglava patkaSerbian
  • svartnäbbad brunandSwedish
  • yaban ördeğiTurkish
  • Büyük ElmabaşTurkish
  • попелюх довгодзьобийUkrainian
  • Vịt lặn vai buồmVietnamese
  • 帆背潛鴨Chinese
  • 帆背潜鸭Chinese
  • 美洲磯雁Chinese

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Relatives of the canvasback

Other species in the same genus Aythya.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the canvasback?

An adult canvasback weighs 1.17 kg – 1.25 kg and has a wingspan of 74 cm – 90 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the canvasback endangered?

The canvasback is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the canvasback live?

The canvasback has a recorded lifespan of 22.4 years.

What kind of animal is the canvasback?

The canvasback (Aythya valisineria) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Canvasback (Aythya valisineria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/canvasback

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{canvasback_2026,
  title = {Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/canvasback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}