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Birds
Tufted duck
Tufted duck · Aythya fuligula
The tufted duck is known for its striking plumage and its acrobatic courtship flights at dusk.
Fact file
- Size
- Length 40 to 50 cm, weight between 600 and 1,200 g
- Males and females
- Males have striking black and white plumage, females are brown in colour
- Sounds
- Females make a rasping sound, while males produce a soft-sounding quack
- Diet
- Feeds on aquatic plants, insects and small animals
- Offspring
- The female broods in a nest on the shore, usually laying 8 to 12 eggs
How to identify Tufted duck
The tufted duck has striking plumage. Males have a glossy black body, while the female has rather brownish plumage with lighter patches. Particularly distinctive are the male’s white bill tip and the characteristic tuft of feathers on the head.
At around 40 to 50 cm in length and weighing roughly 600 to 1,200 g, they are medium-sized ducks. Their compact outline and short, broad body make them unmistakable.
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