Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Family: Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
Canvasback is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
Did you know
The canvasback sometimes lays its eggs in other canvasback nests and redheads often parasitize canvasback nests.
They were generally sourced from Maryland and Chesapeake Bay, and their flavor was attributed to their diet of wild celery.
The canvasback feeds mainly by diving, sometimes dabbling, mostly eating seeds, buds, leaves, tubers, roots, snails, and insect larvae.