genus
Aythya
Aythya is a genus in the family Anatidae. This database currently files 17 species under it, 3 of them threatened, recorded across 2 countries.
- Species filed
- 17
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 2
- With a free photo
- 71%
- Weight range
- 574 g – 1.2 kg
Best-known members of Aythya
Ranked by popularity score.
Tufted duck
Aythya fuligula
Common pochard
Aythya ferina
Ferruginous duck
Aythya nyroca
Greater scaup
Aythya marila
Ring-necked duck
Aythya collaris
Lesser scaup
Aythya affinis
Baer's pochard
Aythya baeri
Redhead
Aythya americana
How threatened is Aythya?
12 of 17 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 2 | 17% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 8% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 8% |
| LCLeast Concern | 8 | 67% |
Where is Aythya found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 2
- 3–4
- 5
- 6+
All species in Aythya
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufted duck | Aythya fuligula | Anatidae | Least Concern | 701.2 g | Not recorded |
| Common pochard | Aythya ferina | Anatidae | Vulnerable | 823 g | Not recorded |
| Ferruginous duck | Aythya nyroca | Anatidae | Near Threatened | 574 g | Not recorded |
| Greater scaup | Aythya marila | Anatidae | Least Concern | 1.01 kg | Not recorded |
| Ring-necked duck | Aythya collaris | Anatidae | Least Concern | 704.5 g | Not recorded |
| Lesser scaup | Aythya affinis | Anatidae | Least Concern | 819.5 g | Not recorded |
| Baer's pochard | Aythya baeri | Anatidae | Critically Endangered | 681.2 g | Not recorded |
| Redhead | Aythya americana | Anatidae | Least Concern | 1.08 kg | Not recorded |
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | Anatidae | Least Concern | 1.2 kg | Not recorded |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | Anatidae | Least Concern | 869.4 g | 1 |
| New Zealand scaup | Aythya novaeseelandiae | Anatidae | Least Concern | 682 g | 1 |
| Madagascar pochard | Aythya innotata | Anatidae | Critically Endangered | 685 g | Not recorded |
| Common pochard x tufted duck | Aythya ferina x fuligula | Anatidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Common pochard x ferruginous duck | Aythya ferina x nyroca | Anatidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Tufted duck x ring-necked duck | Aythya fuligula x collaris | Anatidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Tufted duck x greater scaup | Aythya fuligula x marila | Anatidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Aythya nyroca x fuligula | Anatidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |