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Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Habitat:

In a man-made pond.



1 species ID suggestions

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 7 months ago
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck

4 Comments

Liam
Liam 7 months ago

That's quite a bit of white on the bill for pure Tufted. How about Tufted x Ring-necked Duck hybrid?
http://www.flickr.com/groups/hybridbirds...

SooJin
SooJin 7 months ago

Thanks for the help!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 7 months ago

I think this is a tufted duck as suggested by Ava. Amongst others the greater scaup has a head with a green sheen.

Xiaoxuan
Xiaoxuan 7 months ago

Looks like a greater scaup based on the head shape but I'm not sure

München, Bayern, Germany

Lat: 48.14, Long: 11.58

Spotted on Nov 11, 2011
Submitted on Sep 28, 2012

Spotted for mission

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