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).
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Several males preening on the water. Locality Habomai Port, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2010 2 years ago 19 sec 3.8 -
A young chick leaving the water and preening Locality Wedeler Marsh-the Carl Zeiss Bird Station, Hamburg, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2006 6 years ago 13 sec 3.7 -
A group of males resting on the water Locality Lier, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Leo Janssen 4 March 2000 9 years ago 16 sec 3.7 -
A male preening on the water Locality Scotland, Great Britain
Anne Cotton 29 May 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 3.7 -
An adult male preening, swimming and diving. Locality Dublin Zoo, Dublin, Dublin Region, Ireland (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2012 34 weeks ago 22 sec 3.6 -
A female on the water, flapping the wings and scratching the head. Locality Dublin Zoo, Dublin, Dublin Region, Ireland (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2012 34 weeks ago 23 sec 3.6
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Two males quietly swwimming in the river Adda
Locality Olginate, Lombardy Region, Italy
Cristiano Crolle 21 January 2012 1 year ago 3.8 -
Female tufty on the local res
Locality Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain
nottsexminer 22 September 2012 14 weeks ago 3.8 -
Two males fighting in front of the audience
Locality Sopot, Pomeranian Province, Poland
Tomas Grim 20 January 2013 15 weeks ago 3.8 -
Male on the laggon.
Locality Kensington Gardens, London, England, Great Britain
Antonio Silveira 34 weeks ago 3.8 -
A male
Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 1 January 2002 2 years ago 3.8 -
A male
Locality Rügen Island, Rügen District, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Susanne Rintelen 10 March 2010 3 years ago 3.7
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calls of a large flock Locality Lago del Frassino, Veneto Region, Italy
maudoc 11 March 2012 29 weeks ago 0
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