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Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Habitat:

In a man-made pond.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck


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4 Comments

Liam
Liam 11 years 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 11 years ago

Thanks for the help!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

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

XXD17
XXD17 11 years ago

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

SooJin
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SooJin

München, Bayern, Germany

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

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