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Tufted Duck

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Stable

Alternate Names

Tufted Pochard

Native Habitat

Marshy Land, Lake

Diet

Molluscs, Aquatic Insects, Plants

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Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

The Tufted Duck is a medium-sized diving duck with a population of close to one million birds. The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name. The adult female is brown with paler flanks, and is more easily confused with other diving ducks.

Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    কালো হাঁস, ঝুঁটি হাঁস
  • French:
    Fuligule morillon
  • Gujarati:
    કલવેતીયો, ચોટીલી કાબરી બતક
  • Malayalam:
    കുടുമത്താറാവ്
  • Marathi:
    शेंडी बदक
  • Nepali:
    कालीजुरे हाँस
  • Punjabi:
    ਮੁਰਗਾਬੀ
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Taxanomy

ANSERIFORMES
ANATIDAE
Aythya fuligula

Quick Facts
  • These sometimes feed at night.