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Aythya americana (redhead)
Taxonomy
Fuligula americana was named by Eyton (1838). It is extant.
It was recombined as Marila americana by Hay (1930); it was recombined as Nyroca (Nyroca) americana by Wetmore (1940); it was recombined as Nyroca americana by Miller and DeMay (1942), Howard (1946); it was recombined as Aythya americana by Wetmore (1956), Howard (1969), Alvarez (1977), Emslie (1992), Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Marila americana by Hay (1930); it was recombined as Nyroca (Nyroca) americana by Wetmore (1940); it was recombined as Nyroca americana by Miller and DeMay (1942), Howard (1946); it was recombined as Aythya americana by Wetmore (1956), Howard (1969), Alvarez (1977), Emslie (1992), Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1838 | Fuligula americana Eyton |
| 1930 | Marila americana Hay p. 307 |
| 1940 | Nyroca (Nyroca) americana Wetmore p. 26 |
| 1942 | Nyroca americana Miller and DeMay p. 88 |
| 1946 | Nyroca americana Howard |
| 1956 | Aythya americana Wetmore p. 31 |
| 1969 | Aythya americana Howard p. 5 |
| 1977 | Aythya americana Alvarez p. 214 |
| 1992 | Aythya americana Emslie p. 257 |
| 2017 | Aythya americana Clements et al. |
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Aythya americana Eyton 1838 [redhead]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available