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Bucephala albeola   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bufflehead
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Canada country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Refs. 93875, 94965; O: Ref. 115856.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Backe, N., S. Davies, K. Conley, G. Kosmider, G. Rasmussen, H. Ibey and K. Ladell, 2011
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Anseriformes (Water fowls) > Anatidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce; salobre; rango de profundidad 0 - 5 m (Ref. 115854).   Subtropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Western Atlantic and Northeast Pacific: Winters along Pacific coast from Aleutian Islands to Mexico, across S USA along Gulf coast, N to New England, Greater Antilles.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 39.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 94965); peso máximo publicado: 403.50 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morfología

Culmen: 2.7 cm; tarsus: 3.125 cm; wing: 16.5 cm.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Depth range based on occurrence in Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 115854). To be replaced with a better reference. Surface diving; dabbling; coastal. Winters along Pacific coast from Aleutian Islands to Mexico, across South of USA along Gulf coast, North to New England, Greater Antilles (Ref. 356). Feeds on small snails, insects and animal larvae in freshwater habitats, and clams, snails, amphipods and worms in marine ecosystems (Ref. 94965). Common diving depth of 1 to 5 m (Ref. 115854).

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 October 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Fuentes de Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia (Go, búsqueda) | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.6 - 11.3, mean 9 (based on 519 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.