Tufted duck: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tufted duck lives – recorded in 67 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aythya fuligula
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	67 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Mass	56 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the tufted duck live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tufted duck in 67 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a tufted duck?

Wikidata records the following for the tufted duck: mass 56 g (birth weight).

Is the tufted duck endangered?

The tufted duck’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the tufted duck?

The tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Aythya. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tufted duck

The tufted duck (or tufted pochard) (Aythya fuligula) is a small diving duck with a population of nearly one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. They are partially migratory. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors such as Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin fuligo 'soot' and gula 'throat'. It is a game bird.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tufted duck (revision 1358561151), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26444 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).