Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Crested Duck (Anas specularioides) - HBW 1, p. 608
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 Enlarge map
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A pair eating ulva on a beach Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 15 October 2010 1 year ago 35 sec 4.8 -
A pair calling on a beach - first female, then male and together Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 9 November 2009 2 years ago 40 sec 4.8 -
A female warming its four chicks under its wings Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 29 December 2008 2 years ago 38 sec 4.7 -
Two chicks just born finding food at sea surface in the eddies made by their parents Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 13 December 2008 2 years ago 40 sec 4.7 -
A pair resting on the shore of a small pool, then one standing and wing-stretching Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Greg Baker 11 November 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 28 sec 4.5 -
Adults feeding at water's edge on rocky coast Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 14 November 2008 2 years ago 42 sec 4.5
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A bird on the ground, stretching the wing.
Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Joe Tobias 9 December 2005 14 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Joe Tobias 9 December 2005 14 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird on the shore
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 14 October 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Two birds on the ground.
Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Joe Tobias 9 December 2005 14 weeks ago 4 -
A bird walking in wetlands.
Locality Colchane, Tarapacá Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Patricio Mackenzie 24 May 2011 37 weeks ago 4 -
An adult standing on the water.
Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp specularioides)
Carmelo López 19 November 2009 1 year ago 4
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Female calling Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 13 December 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A pair calling Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 9 November 2009 2 years ago 4
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