Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Tufted Duck)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
GenusAythya (a genus of ducks)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) :
1: Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
5 Apr 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Female - bathing while swimmingImage 2: Female - bathing while swimming (2)Image 3: Female - bathing while swimming (3)Image 4: Female - bathing while swimming (4)Image 5: Female - bathing while swimming (5)Image 6: Female - bathing while swimming (6)Image 7: Female - on water - lateral viewImage 8: Female - on water - lateral view (2)Image 9: Male - on water - lateral viewImage 10: Male - on water - lateral view (2)Image 11: Male - on water - rear three-quarter view
2: Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Small, mixed sex flock, on water
Image 1: Mixed sex flock, on waterImage 2: Mixed sex flock, on water (2)Image 3: Mixed sex flock, on water (3)Image 4: Mixed sex flock, on water (4)Image 5: Mixed sex flock, on water (5)
3: Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Females
Image 1: Female - on water - front three-quarter viewImage 2: Female - on water - front three-quarter view (2)Image 3: Female - on water - lateral viewImage 4: Females - on water - lateral views
4: Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male
Image 1: Male - swimming - lateral view
5: Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
9 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Male - eclipse plumage - swimming - anterior viewImage 2: Male - eclipse plumage - swimming - lateral view
6: Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male
Image 1: Male - swimming - lateral viewImage 2: Male - swimming - lateral view (2)
7: Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Males and females
Image 1: Female and male - swimming away togetherImage 2: Female and male - swimming away together (2)Image 3: Female and male - swimming away together (3)Image 4: Female - swimming - lateral viewImage 5: Male - preeningImage 6: Male - swimming - front three-quarter viewImage 7: Male - swimming - lateral viewImage 8: Male - swimming - lateral view (2)Image 9: Male - swimming - lateral view (3)Image 10: Male - swimming - lateral view (4)Image 11: Male - swimming - lateral view (5)Image 12: Male - swimming - lateral view (6)Image 13: Male - swimming - lateral view (7)Image 14: Male - swimming - lateral view (8)Image 15: Male - swimming - lateral view (9)Image 16: Male - swimming - rear three-quarter view
8: Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
5 Feb 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Male and femaleImage 2: Male - swimmingImage 3: Male - swimming - dorso-lateral viewImage 4: Male - swimming - dorso-lateral view (2)Image 5: Male - swimming - dorso-lateral view (3)Image 6: Male - swimming - dorso-lateral view (4)Image 7: Male - swimming - dorso-lateral view (5)Image 8: Male - swimming - dorso-lateral view (6)Image 9: Male - swimming - face viewImage 10: Male - swimming - front three-quarter viewImage 11: Male - swimming - lateral viewImage 12: Male - swimming - lateral view (2)Image 13: Male - swimming - lateral view (3)Image 14: Male - swimming - lateral view (4)Image 15: Three malesImage 16: Three males (2)Image 17: Three males (3)Image 18: Two males and two females
9: Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
24 Jan 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Five males and a female among MallardsImage 2: Male and femaleImage 3: Males among Mallards at feeding stationImage 4: Males with Mallards at feeding stationImage 5: Three males and a femaleImage 6: Three males with MallardsImage 7: Two males among Mallards at feeding stationImage 8: Two males and a female among Mallards at feeding station

Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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