TUFTED DUCK Definition & Meaning

tufted duck

noun

an Old World wild duck, Aythya fuligula, having a tufted head and black and white plumage.

tufted duck

noun

a European lake-dwelling duck, Aythya fuligula , the male of which has a black plumage with white underparts and a long black drooping crest

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Origin of tufted duck¹

First recorded in 1760–70

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Biologist Livio Rey, spokesman for the Swiss Ornithological Institute, said many ducks that would normally migrate to Switzerland this time of year from Nordic countries don’t come anymore, like the tufted duck.

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This tufted duck and her ducklings are among its inhabitants.

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The birds - the tufted duck, goosander and goldeneye - are common in Britain and Ireland during northern Europe's winter.

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Tufted Duck.—Have shot these occasionally on the rivers in winter, and up to April.

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The Tufted Duck now breeds in a good many districts here.

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