Tufted Duck

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El porrón moñudo es un pato buceador fácilmente reconocible por el largo mechón negro que cae desde la nuca del macho. El macho es de color negro brillante con los flancos blancos; la hembra es de color marrón oscuro con un mechón más corto. Ampliamente distribuido por Europa y Asia, habita en lagos, embalses y ríos de corriente lenta.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	39,4 cm	15.5 in
Peso	700,0 g	24.69 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Males black with white flanks; rounded head with long drooping black tuft. Yellow eye. Females dark brown with shorter tuft; pale flanks; sometimes white at base of bill. Bold white wing stripe in flight. Dimorphic.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on freshwater lakes and rivers with emergent vegetation across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe east to Siberia and Japan. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, and sheltered coastal bays.

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Distribución geográfica

Breeds in sub-Arctic and boreal Canada; winters along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean. Rare elsewhere in winter.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic prey in coastal shallow water.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 23-28 days. Fledging: 45-50 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

3-22

Sonido

Canto

Male emits a soft, low wheeze; female gives a grating, repeated quack. A common call on Eurasian freshwater lakes; male's soft purring is quiet while female's quacking is emphatic and rapid.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Aythya
Especies	Aythya fuligula

Distribution

Tufted Duck has been recorded in 7 countries.

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🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇩🇰 Dinamarca 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos 🇱🇺 Luxemburgo 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇸🇪 Suecia 🇹🇼 Taiwán

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Tufted Duck eat?

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic prey in coastal shallow water.

Where does the Tufted Duck live?

Breeds on freshwater lakes and rivers with emergent vegetation across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe east to Siberia and Japan. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, and sheltered coastal bays.

Is the Tufted Duck endangered?

The Tufted Duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Tufted Duck nest?

Incubation: 23-28 days. Fledging: 45-50 days.

What does the Tufted Duck sound like?

Male emits a soft, low wheeze; female gives a grating, repeated quack. A common call on Eurasian freshwater lakes; male's soft purring is quiet while female's quacking is emphatic and rapid.

How big is the Tufted Duck?

The Tufted Duck has a wingspan of 39.4 cm, weight of 700.0 g.

What order and family does the Tufted Duck belong to?

The Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.