Tufted duck
Aythya fuligula
Family Anatidae. Order Anseriformes.
Photo: Andreas Trepte / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
Description
The tufted duck (or tufted pochard) (Aythya fuligula) is a small diving duck with a population of nearly one million birds, found in northern Eurasia.
Traits
- Residency
- migratory
- Diet
- molluscs, invertebrates (dives)
- Game species
- yes — waterfowl
♪ Bird call
Recording: Jarek Matusiak
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Photographs
Baldamus, A. C. Eduard; Blasius, J. H.; Naumann, Johann Andreas; Nauma / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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