Denmark
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
(L 17" WS 26" WT 1.6 lb)
Copenhagen
19Jun2006
31May2010
What happens when a Duck flies
upside down?…It quacks up!
upside down?…It quacks up!
(Indian River Audobon Society)
Aarhus
3Oct2007
Widespread in northern Eurasia but
occasionally visits both coasts of No America.
occasionally visits both coasts of No America.
Aythya is Greek for seabird
mentioned by Aristotle et al.;
fuligula is Latin for soot throat.
mentioned by Aristotle et al.;
fuligula is Latin for soot throat.
Juvenile
© Patrik Åberg
Macaulay
Library
Library
female calls