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Aythyini (pochard)
Taxonomy
Aythyini was named as a tribe. It is extant.
It was corrected as Aythyinae by Wetmore (1956), Brodkorb (1964).
It was assigned to Anatidae by Wetmore (1956), Brodkorb (1964); and to Anatinae by Mlíkovsky and Svec (1986), Emslie (1992), Olson and Rasmussen (2001), Gonzalez et al. (2009), Zelenkov (2012), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Zelenkov (2017), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
It was corrected as Aythyinae by Wetmore (1956), Brodkorb (1964).
It was assigned to Anatidae by Wetmore (1956), Brodkorb (1964); and to Anatinae by Mlíkovsky and Svec (1986), Emslie (1992), Olson and Rasmussen (2001), Gonzalez et al. (2009), Zelenkov (2012), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Zelenkov (2017), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Aythyinae Wetmore p. 31 |
| 1964 | Aythyinae Brodkorb p. 228 |
| 1986 | Aythyini Mlíkovsky and Svec p. 265 |
| 1992 | Aythyini Emslie p. 257 |
| 2001 | Aythyini Olson and Rasmussen p. 285 |
| 2009 | Aythyini Gonzalez et al. |
| 2012 | Aythyini Zelenkov p. 526 |
| 2014 | Aythyini del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Aythyini Zelenkov p. 224 |
| 2020 | Aythyini Worthy and Nguyen p. 77 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Tr. Aythyini [pochard]
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G. Aythya Boie 1822
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Aythya affinis Eyton 1838 [lesser scaup]
Aythya americana Eyton 1838 [redhead]
†Aythya aretina Portis 1889
†Aythya arvernensis Lydekker 1891
Aythya australis Eyton 1838 [hardhead]
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Invalid names: Anas elapsa De Vis 1888 [synonym], Nyroca reclusa De Vis 1888 [synonym]
Aythya collaris Donovan 1809 [ring-necked duck]
Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 [common pochard]
Aythya fuligula Linnaeus 1758 [tufted duck]
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 [greater scaup]
Aythya novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [New Zealand scaup]
Aythya nyroca Güldenstädt 1770 [ferruginous pochard]
†Aythya sepulta Portis 1889
†Aythya shihuibas Hou 1985
†Aythya spatiosa Kurochkin 1976
Aythya valisineria Wilson 1814 [canvasback]
G. Pteronetta Salvadori 1895 [Hartlaub's duck]
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Pteronetta hartlaubii Cassin 1859 [Hartlaub's Duck]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available