Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Anseriformes > Family Anatidae > Genus Oxyura

Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Anas Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Oxyuraaccepted 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
 English-United States: White-headed Duck sources: Charles Hussey
 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
 Israel (Hebrew): צחראש sources: Hebrew PESI focal point
 Italian: Gobbo rugginoso sources: italian PESI focal point
 Lithuanian: baltagalvė stačiauodegė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point
 Norwegian: hvithodeand sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: Sterniczka sources: Poland PESI focal point
 Romanian: Raţa cu obrajul alb; Raţa cu obrazul alb sources: Romania PESI focal point
 Russian: белоли́цая са́вка; Савка; са́вка sources: Russian PESI focal point;Ukraine PESI focal point
 Slovenian: beloglavka sources: Slovenian PESI focal point
 Spanish, Castillian: Malvasía cabeciblanca sources: spanish PESI focal point
 Swedish: kopparand
 Turkish: dikkuyruk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Савка; Савка білоголова sources: Ukraine PESI focal point;Ukranian PESI focal point
 Welsh: hwyaden benwen

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Taxon found in 93 publications.

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No records found.

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications)
GenBank (198 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Oxyura leucocephala. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558757

Drs Cees Roselaar. Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96554

Image

no data

Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, fresh

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558757
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:96554

Last modified

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

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