📷: Tufted duck or Tufted pochard (Aythya fuligula) by JonPauling via Pixabay 2023 The photo shows a medium-sized diving duck with a distinctive appearance. Males (pictured) are adorned in black plumage with a white flank and a prominent head tuft, while females are clad in rich brown with a subtler crest. Both sexes have yellow eyes and a white wing stripe visible in flight. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Distribution: Found throughout temperate and northern Eurasia, they mostly migrate to southern Eurasia and Africa during winter. An occasional visitor to coastal North America. Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Aythya Species: A. fuligula CC: CECN

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