Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (51)
- Monotypic
Michael J. Anteau, Jean-Michel DeVink, David N. Koons, Jane E. Austin, Christine M. Custer, and Alan D. Afton
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 14, 2014
Text last updated November 14, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Parru pequeñu |
| Azerbaijani | Kiçik dəniz qara ördəyi |
| Basque | Murgilari txikia |
| Bulgarian | Американска планинска потапница |
| Catalan | morell petit |
| Chinese | 小斑背潛鴨 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 小潜鸭 |
| Croatian | sivoleđa patka |
| Czech | polák vlnkovaný |
| Danish | Lille Bjergand |
| Dutch | Kleine Topper |
| English | Lesser Scaup |
| English (United States) | Lesser Scaup |
| Faroese | Lítil grábøka |
| Finnish | pikkulapasotka |
| French | Petit Fuligule |
| French (France) | Petit Fuligule |
| French (Guadeloupe) | Fuligule à tête noire |
| French (Haiti) | Petit fuligule |
| Galician | Pato bóla |
| German | Kanadabergente |
| Greek | Μικρή Σταχτόπαπια |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kanna zonbi |
| Hebrew | צולל בינוני |
| Hungarian | Búbos réce |
| Icelandic | Kúfönd |
| Japanese | コスズガモ |
| Korean | 쇠검은머리흰죽지 |
| Lithuanian | Mažoji žiloji antis |
| Norwegian | purpurhodeand |
| Polish | ogorzałka mała |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Negrelho-americano |
| Romanian | Rață cucuiată mică |
| Russian | Малая морская чернеть |
| Serbian | Mala morska crnka |
| Slovak | chochlačka vlnkovaná |
| Slovenian | Ameriška rjavka |
| Spanish | Porrón Bola |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Porrón Menor |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pato morisco |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Pato Turco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Porrón Menor |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pato Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Pato Boludo Menor |
| Spanish (Panama) | Porrón Menor |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Pato del Medio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Porrón bola |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pato Zambullidor del Norte |
| Swedish | mindre bergand |
| Turkish | Morbaş Patka |
| Ukrainian | Чернь американська |
Aythya affinis (Eyton, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Fuligula affinis
Eyton, 1838. A monograph on the Anatidæ, or duck tribe, p.157.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AYTHYA
- affinae / affine / affinis
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Distribution of the Lesser Scaup
