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Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
TU , TUFDU
EURING No:
2030
Number in Britain:
7500 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
44 cm
Wingspan:
70 cm
Weight:
M/F: 760 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: aithuia =a seabird described by Aristotle
and L.: fuligo =soot + gula =throat
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Europe, n&c Asia, WINTERS: south to n Africa & se Asia
Habitat:
Marshes, lakes, on migration also rivers, estuaries
Diet:
Omnivorous, feeds on mud bottom mostly by diving
TitBit:
The rapid expansion of the Tufted Duck in Britain during the late 19th/early 20th century is probably due to the colonisation of Britain by Zebra Mussels (brought into London docks in the 1820s)
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
7000 to 8000 pairs
in 1979-83
Winter:
90 thousand individuals
in 1994-99
First Record:
1662
First Breeding Record:
Yorkshire (and probably earlier) 1849
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Lakes
Also common in:
Ponds
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
200 to 320 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(II,III), WBD(II*,III*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
59 x 41 mm
Egg Weight:
56.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
29
Clutch Size:
8 - 11 eggs
Incubation:
25 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
45 - 50 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
759
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
22yr0m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
F*
Wing Length
Adult:
204.9 ± 6.4
Range
195 - 214 mm, N =491
Juvenile:
198.7 ± 7.3
187 - 209 mm, N =157
Male:
206.8 ± 5.3
199 - 215 mm, N =349
Female:
200.1 ± 6.5
192 - 208 mm, N =141
Weight
Adult:
853.4 ± 142.0
Range
625.0 - 1100 g , N =397
Juvenile:
775.2 ± 107.5
590.0 - 940.0 g , N =107
Male:
887.6 ± 128.6
685.0 - 1100 g , N =284
Female:
768.3 ± 138.5 .
585.0 - 990.0 g , N =112
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Lach-sgumanach
Welsh:
Hwyaden Gopog
Danish:
Troldand
Dutch:
Kuifeend
Finnish:
Tukkasotka
French:
Fuligule morillon
German:
Reiherente
Hungarian:
Kontyos réce
Icelandic:
Skúfönd
Irish:
Lacha Bhadánach
Italian:
Moretta
Norwegian:
Toppand
Polish:
Czernica
Portuguese:
Zarro-negrinha
Spanish:
Porrón mońudo
Swedish:
Vigg
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
See Also:
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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