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Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Description:

It's a small diving duck. The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill with gold-yellow eyes. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name. The adult female is brown with paler flanks.

Habitat:

Nature reserve with a lake.

Notes:

Norwegian name: Toppand

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2 Comments

swain12
swain12 4 years ago

nice

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 4 years ago

Nice spotting, Arne. Beautiful photo too, and thanks for adding a description. That's always appreciated.

arne.roysland
Spotted by
arne.roysland

Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Spotted on May 18, 2018
Submitted on May 4, 2019

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