3 recent observations
Brief #
Adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill with gold-yellow eyes.
Description #
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. In particular, some have white around the bill base which resembles the scaup species, although the white is never as extensive as in those ducks.
Measurements #
Length: 42 - 51 cm
Wingspan: 67 - 78 cm
Weight: 0.8 - 1.3 kg
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