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Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

The Tufted Duck is a lovely bird with a fluffy tuft on its head! It loves to swim in lakes and ponds, diving underwater to find tasty snacks like plants and small fish.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Tufted Duck is a medium-sized diving duck. Males are glossy black with striking white flanks and a prominent, backward-curving tuft of feathers on their head, paired with bright yellow eyes. Females are a browner plumage, though they also possess a smaller, less distinct tuft.

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Tufted Duck
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Tufted Duck

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby tufted ducks are called ducklings and can swim and dive just hours after hatching!

Sometimes, Tufted Ducks lay their eggs in other ducks' nests, letting them do all the parenting work!

The male's fancy head tuft grows longer with age, signaling his experience to potential mates!

They often nest near gulls and terns, who help protect their ducklings from predators!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Deep Diver

Tufted Ducks can dive to depths of 6 meters because their heavy bodies help them sink quickly, reaching food others can't.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Flyer

Tufted Ducks have powerful webbed feet that help them 'fly' underwater, chasing prey with incredible agility.

Fähigkeit

Nighttime Forager

Tufted Ducks can forage effectively at night because their keen vision helps them locate food in low-light conditions underwater.

Maße und Details

Länge
40-47 cm
Flügelspannweite
65-72 cm
Gewicht
0.5-1.1 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
8-11
Brutzeit
23-28 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These ducks dive underwater to feast on tasty aquatic insects, mollusks, and small fish, along with some plants!

Hauptnahrung

  • Mussels
  • Aquatic insect larvae
  • Snails
  • Small fish
  • Aquatic plant seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Zebra Mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

An important food source, especially where mussels are abundant.

eaten by

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Large raptors like sea eagles prey on ducks.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Opportunistic foxes will prey on ducks, especially during nesting.

eats

Broad-leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton natans

Consumes seeds and vegetative parts of aquatic plants.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Black-headed Duck

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch ducks from a distance and do not feed them bread.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Tufted Duck?

40-47 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Tufted Duck?

65-72 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Tufted Duck?

0.5-1.1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Tufted Duck?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Tufted Duck?

70 km/h

Was frisst Tufted Duck?

These ducks dive underwater to feast on tasty aquatic insects, mollusks, and small fish, along with some plants!

Wo findet man Tufted Duck normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Tufted Duck?

Pursuit

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