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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Several birds swimming near the coast. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp specularioides)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2012 1 year ago 27 sec 3.6 -
feeding on geyser field, all the surrounding area was frozen solid Locality El Tatio Geyser Field, Antofagasta Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Martin Kennewell 1 December 2011 5 weeks ago 30 sec 3.5 -
A male and female in the water Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp specularioides)
Paul Clarke 3 January 2011 2 years ago 22 sec 3.5 -
Bird preening on a rock. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp specularioides)
Christophe Gouraud 16 December 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 3.5 -
A group on the water Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Josep del Hoyo 22 October 2003 9 years ago 24 sec 3.5 -
A bird chasing another Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Josep del Hoyo 22 October 2003 9 years ago 8 sec 3.5
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A bird resting on bofedal.
Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Patricio Mackenzie 19 August 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Bird in heavy moult
Locality Aconcagua Provincial Park, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Kees Scharringa 12 February 2012 1 year ago 3.4 -
An adult walking.
Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp alticola)
Carmelo López 2 years ago 3.3 -
On the lake
Locality Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (ssp specularioides)
oleicfrisbee 1 year ago 3.3 -
Adult bird.
Locality Arundel, West Sussex, England, Great Britain (ssp specularioides)
Tomasz Doroń 15 November 2011 2 years ago 3.2 -
Pato crestón (Lophonetta specularioides)
Locality Laguna Blanca, Catamarca Province, Argentina (ssp Lophonetta specularioides)
Miguel Andina 10 December 2011 38 weeks ago 3
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Female calling Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 13 December 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A pair calling Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp specularioides)
Laurent Demongin 9 November 2009 3 years ago 4
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