Crested Duck

Lophonetta specularioides - Canard huppé

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Lophonetta
Species
:
specularioides

Descriptor

King, PP, 1828

Biometrics

Size
: 61 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Lophonetta specularioides specularioides (s Chile, s Argentina, Falkland Is.)
Lophonetta specularioides alticola (c Peru to c Chile and nw Argentina)

Foreign names

Canard huppé,
Ánade juarjal,
pato-de-poupa-andino,
Schopfente,
copfos réce,
Andeseend,
Anatra crestata,
tofsand,
Duskand,
kačica vrkočatá,
kachna vlasatá,
Kongeand,
tukkasorsa,
ànec crestat,
czubokaczka,
Хохлатая утка,
カンムリガモ,
冠鸭,
鳳頭鴨,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged)