Tufted Duck | 台北市立動物園資訊網

The tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. The scientific name is derived ... Read More

Rare winter vagrant to North America, where almost always found singly among flocks of scaup. Compared with scaup, Tufted Duck always shows very dark ... Read More

Compared with scaup, Tufted Duck always shows very dark blackish back, and even nearly tuftless females are darker than scaup with more limited white patch​ ... Read More

Key information. The tufted duck is a medium-sized diving duck, smaller than a mallard. It is black on the head, neck, breast and back and white on the sides. It has ... Read More

A common diving duck of the Old World, the Eurasian counterpart of our Ring-​necked Duck. Tufted Ducks wander to North America from both directions, ... Read More

Did you know? ... The scientific name of the tufted duck, fuligula, means 'sooty throat'. Like most ducks, the 'drake' (male) has nothing to do with the incubation of the ... Read More

Tufted Duck · Status. Resident & winter visitor. · Identification. Small and short-​bodied, with large head and crest which is longer in breeding males than other ... Read More

Tufted ducks are migratory birds that travel seasonally between the breeding and overwintering grounds. · During the breeding season, male tufted duckss ... Read More

Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) ... Main Texts: Appearance: Small, compact diving duck with short neck and rounded head. Males with diagnostic tuft, white flanks ... Read More