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    (c) Oliver Drescher, all rights reserved

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    (c) Irina Krug, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Frans Vandewalle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved

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    (c) Stephen Flynn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

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About

The tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds. 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".

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