Bird / Aythya fuligula
Tufted Duck
Lowest risk
Migratory
The tufted duck is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. 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".
- Range depth
- 2 to 15 m
- Average depth
- 7 m
- Range mass
- 753.0 (male) 629.8 (female) to 1026.2 (male) 906.8 (female) g
- Average mass
- 889.6 (male) 768.3 (female) g
- Range length
- 406.4 to 457.2 mm
- Average length
- 431.8 mm
- Range wingspan
- 201.5 (male) 193.6 (female) to 212.1 (male) 206.6 (female) mm
- Breeding interval
- Tufted ducks breed once yearly.
- Breeding season
- The breeding season occurs during late winter or spring months
- Range eggs per season
- 8 to 11
- Average eggs per season
- 9 to 10
- Range time to hatching
- 25 to 29 days
- Average time to hatching
- 26 to 27 days
- Range fledging age
- 49 to 56 days
- Range time to independence
- 21 to 56 days
- Average time to independence
- 43 days
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 1 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 1 years
Azzi, M. and R. Garrison 2012. "Aythya fuligula" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Aythya_fuligula/
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