#0545 · 🐦 birds

Tufted Duck

🇳🇱 Kuifeend ·Aythya fuligula

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The tufted duck ( Aythya fuligula ) is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin , fuligo "soot" and gula "throat".

base stats

NL sightings 3,638iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 87,158iNaturalist observations
weight 56 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 3,638 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #14 most seen of the birds in NL.
87,158 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 56 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).