tufted duck or tufted pochard (Aythya fuligula) गुच्छेदार बतख

tufted duck 
or tufted pochard 
(Aythya fuligula) 
गुच्छेदार बतख 
#Saryuwetland
#Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh
November 2022
Nikon gears
Conservation status -NT

This 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".
The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill with gold-yellow eyes, along with a thin crest on the back of its head. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name. The adult female is brown with paler flanks, and is more easily confused with other diving ducks

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