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[[Image:Tuftedduck_female.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by postcardcv<br />female]] | [[Image:Tuftedduck_female.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by postcardcv<br />female]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Small diving duck. Male | + | Small diving duck. |
| + | ====Male==== | ||
| + | *Black head, breast, and vent | ||
| + | *Bright white flanks | ||
| + | *Tuft of feathers on back of head | ||
| + | ====Female==== | ||
| + | *Dark brown | ||
| + | *Lighter flanks | ||
| + | *Tuft less distinctive | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Freshwater lakes, ponds and gravel pits. | Freshwater lakes, ponds and gravel pits. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
Nests on islands in freshwater wetlands | Nests on islands in freshwater wetlands | ||
| − | Diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | Voice | + | Dives for molluscs and insects |
| + | ==Voice== | ||
| + | Generally quiet outside of breeding season. Male calls with whistle during courtship. | ||
==Bird Song== | ==Bird Song== | ||
<flashmp3>Aythya fuligula (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Aythya fuligula (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 30 December 2007
- Aythya fuligula
Identification
Small diving duck.
Male
- Black head, breast, and vent
- Bright white flanks
- Tuft of feathers on back of head
Female
- Dark brown
- Lighter flanks
- Tuft less distinctive
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Freshwater lakes, ponds and gravel pits.
Behaviour
Breeding
Nests on islands in freshwater wetlands
Diet
Dives for molluscs and insects
Voice
Generally quiet outside of breeding season. Male calls with whistle during courtship.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Aythya fuligula (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
