Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans

Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, is a diving duck of the Palearctic, breeding widely across temperate and northern Eurasia and wintering in Africa and northern parts of North America. It is a migratory bird in much of its range, and in the British Isles it stays through the year. The species is best recognised by the adult male’s head tuft, which gives it its name. Males are otherwise black with white flanks, while females are brown and can be mistaken for other diving ducks. It is also known as the tufted pochard.

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Breeding range
Palearctic: widespread
Nonbreeding range
AF and n OR
Tufted Duck
© Jac. Janssen from Baarlo lb, NL · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Tours where you can spot this bird

13 tours in India 6, Poland 2, Iceland 1, Norway 1, Romania 1, Czech Republic 1, Egypt 1

North Iceland Bird Photography: Mývatn, Hrísey and Grímsey
North Iceland Bird Photography: Mývatn, Hrísey and Grímsey
Iceland / Akureyri Group tour 10 days

Photograph breeding ducks, waders and Atlantic Puffins on a ten-day summer journey through Lake Mývatn, Dalvík, Hrísey and Grímsey, with...

From GBP 5,450 Next: Jul 16, 2027
Private Bird Photography Tour in Vesterålen
Private Bird Photography Tour in Vesterålen
Norway / Sortland Private tour

A private bird photography outing shaped around the season and your target species, using local hides, feeding sites, vehicle access and sel...

Private Constanta Birdwatching and Photography with Bunica Maria
Private Constanta Birdwatching and Photography with Bunica Maria
Romania / Constanta Private tour 6h

A six-hour private birding circuit through coastal lakes, wetlands and shoreline habitats around Constanta, for up to three people....

Wilderness Day Escape: Sobieszewo Birdwatching
Wilderness Day Escape: Sobieszewo Birdwatching
Poland / Gdańsk Private tour 1 day

Spend eight hours exploring western Sobieszewo, from Cold War bunkers in the woods to the Baltic shore and bird hides of Ptasi Raj....

Winter Wildlife Trail: Baltic Birds and Tracks
Winter Wildlife Trail: Baltic Birds and Tracks
Poland / Gdańsk Private tour 1 day

Look for winter birds and animal tracks on a private four-to-five-hour walk through the woods and coast of Ptasi Raj, with a warm drink alon...

Private Nové Mlýny Winter Birding with Petr Suvorov
Private Nové Mlýny Winter Birding with Petr Suvorov
Czech Republic / Brno Private tour

Scan the Nové Mlýny reservoirs with Petr Suvorov on a private winter outing shaped around open water, goose movements and the available da...

Private 3-Hour Philae Lake Birdwatching Boat Trip
Private 3-Hour Philae Lake Birdwatching Boat Trip
Egypt / Aswan Private tour 3h

Bird the calm waters and rocky islets around Philae on a private 2.5–3 hour boat trip designed for waterbirds, raptors and photography....

From USD 40
Little Rann of Kutch Short Birding Tours
Little Rann of Kutch Short Birding Tours
India / Bhuj Private tour 5 days

A five-day loop from Ahmedabad spends three full days among the wetlands, salt flats and scrub of Gujarat’s Little Rann of Kutch....

Corbett Short Birding Tours
Corbett Short Birding Tours
India / Ramnagar Private tour 5 days

Five days from Delhi pair the Kosi River near Garjiya Devi with three days of birding in the forests, grasslands and river country of Corbet...

Bharatpur Chambal Short Birding Tours
Bharatpur Chambal Short Birding Tours
India / Bharatpur Private tour 5 days

Five days from Delhi pair boat birding on the Chambal River near Dholpur with wetland and grassland birding at Keoladeo National Park....

Assam Short Birding Tours
Assam Short Birding Tours
India / Guwahati Private tour 5 days

Five days in eastern Assam combine bird walks and a boat ride at Maguri Beel with time around Digboi and two days in the Dehing Patkai fores...

Assam & Mishmi Hills Birding Tour
Assam & Mishmi Hills Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 13 days

Delhi – Dibrugarh – Mishmi Hills - Mayodia Pass - Roing - Tinsukia - Maguri Beel - Digboi - Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary - Jeypore F...

North East India Birding Tour
North East India Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 15 days

Delhi – Dibrugarh – Mishmi Hills - Mayodia Pass - Roing - Maguri Beel – Tinsukia – Digboi - Patkai & Jeypore - Kohima - Chizami – ...