Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) - HBW 1, p. 618
French: Fuligule morillon
German: Reiherente
Spanish: Porrón Moñudo
Other common names: Tufted Pochard
Taxonomy: Anas Fuligula Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Considered by some to form superspecies with A. collaris and A. novaeseelandiae. Hybridization, particularly with other Aythya species, frequently recorded. Monotypic.
Distribution: Across N Palearctic from Iceland eastwards to Kamchatka, southwards to C Europe, N Mongolia and N Japan (Hokkaido).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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tufted ducks diving Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Vicky Cheng 27 November 2010 44 weeks ago 56 sec 4.4 -
A male swimming. Locality Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 26 December 2009 1 year ago 22 sec 4.3 -
A young chick diving for food Locality Wedeler Marsh-the Carl Zeiss Bird Station, Hamburg, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 4.2 -
Pair on breeding location Locality Brussels, Belgium
Pascal Vagner 6 April 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 4.2 -
A young chick feeding on its own Locality Wedeler Marsh-the Carl Zeiss Bird Station, Hamburg, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2006 5 years ago 25 sec 4.1 -
A group resting on the water Locality Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Leo Janssen 19 February 2000 7 years ago 14 sec 3.9
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Male in a mirror effect of the water surface.
Locality Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark (Monotypic species)
Henrik Bringsøe 30 January 2011 34 weeks ago 4.5 -
Female
Locality Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow City, Scotland, Great Britain
clydebirder 3 April 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
Close up of a male
Locality Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Rémi Bigonneau 23 December 2011 5 weeks ago 4.2 -
Male in a funny posture.
Locality Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark (Monotypic species)
Henrik Bringsøe 30 January 2011 34 weeks ago 4.2 -
In a pond in Tervuren
Locality Brussels, Belgium
Marco Valentini 26 March 2011 44 weeks ago 4.1 -
Breeding male on a pond.
Locality Marquenterre, Picardie, France (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 17 April 2011 29 weeks ago 3.9
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