Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Galloanserae > Superorder Anserimorphae > Order Anseriformes > Suborder Anseri > Superfamily Anatoidea > Family Anatidae > Genus Oxyura

Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

OxyuraBonaparte, 1831accepted genus name

Species group names

Anas leucocephala Scopoli, 1769 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: rosa kryebardhë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bulgarian: Тънкоопашата потапница sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: witkopeend
 English: white-headed duck
 French: Érismature à tête blanche sources: Avibase - the world bird database.
 German: Weißkopf-Ruderente sources: Avibase - the world bird database.
 Greek: Ευρωπαϊκό Κεφαλούδι sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: hvithodeand sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: dikkuyruk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: hwyaden benwen

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558757

Drs. Cees Roselaar. Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/5e262a92-4328-400b-9b12-0da87d25b371

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2011-04-08 by Drs. Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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