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Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
| Armenian Name: | Փուփուլավոր սուզաբադ |
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See Plate 18 for Tufted Duck and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 40-47 cm, Wing Span:67-73 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 81. |
| Description: | Diving duck with a tuft on the hindcrown. Male: black with white flanks and belly, and long drooping crest. Female: dark brown upperparts and flanks, small pale patch at base of bill, short crest. |
| Similar Species: | Male differs from Greater Scaup by having dark back and crest. Female differs from female Greater Scaup by having less white at base of bill. |
| Behavior: | Swims low with tail resting on water. Frequent dives are preceded by a jump. |
| Habitat: | Lakes with scattered emergent vegetation; rivers. |
| Food: | Aquatic vegetation, insect larvae. |
| Nest: | Ground depression lined with grass and down in reeds. |
| Eggs: | 59 mm, 7-11, greenish-gray. |
