Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae) - HBW 1
Crested Duck (Anas specularioides)
French: Canard huppé
German: Schopfente
Spanish: Anade Juarjal
Taxonomy: Anas specularioides King, 1828, Strait of Magellan.
A species of disputed affinities, it is often isolated in monospecific genus Lophonetta, and sometimes placed near Tadorna, though apparently its closest living relative is A. specularis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- alticola Ménégaux, 1909 - Andes from S Peru to N Argentina.
- specularioides King, 1828 - C Chile and W Argentina S to Tierra del Fuego; Falkland Is.
- Least Concern
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A pair calling on a beach - first female, then male and together New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 9 November 2009 11 weeks ago 40 sec 4.8 -
A female warming its four chicks under its wings New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 29 December 2008 47 weeks ago 38 sec 4.5 -
Two chicks just born finding food at sea surface in the eddies made by their parents New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 13 December 2008 47 weeks ago 40 sec 4.5 -
Adults feeding in shallow water on rocky coast New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 28 October 2008 47 weeks ago 47 sec 4.5 -
Adults feeding at water's edge on rocky coast New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 14 November 2008 47 weeks ago 42 sec 4.5 -
Adult filtering water on sandy beach New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 2 November 2008 47 weeks ago 37 sec 4.5
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Close up of the head. Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 20 June 2005 1 year ago 4.2 -
This duck is also known as Lophonetta specularioides Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Bill Benish 14 January 2008 1 year ago 4 -
Walking over frozen water. Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 20 June 2005 1 year ago 4 -
Pair resting and preening in a pond nearby the city. Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (ssp specularioides)
Christophe Gouraud 14 December 2008 1 year ago 4 -
Bird swimming in a pond close to the city Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (ssp specularioides)
Christophe Gouraud 14 December 2008 1 year ago 4 -
two birds in a marshy area below the pass Ticlio Pass, Lima, Peru (ssp alticola)
auf 1 August 2008 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3
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Female calling New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 13 December 2008 9 weeks ago 4 -
A pair calling New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 9 November 2009 11 weeks ago 4
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