Aythya Boie, F, 1822
(a genus of ducks)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Aythya fuligula
Tufted Duck
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 67 images
[Aythya ferina/fuligula agg.]
pochard/tufted duck
Informal 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAythya (a genus of ducks)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Aythya (a genus of ducks) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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