Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAnseriformes (Waterfowl)
FamilyAnatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
SpeciesAythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Vanoise National Park

12 Verified sightings at Vanoise National Park From 2019 to 2026

10,758 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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.

The tufted duck was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Anas fuligula. He cited the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner who in 1555 had used the identical name Anas fuligula in his Historiae animalium. Linnaeus specified the type locality as Europe but in 1761 restricted it to Sweden. The tufted duck is now one of 12 species placed in the genus Aythya that was introduced in 1822 by the German naturalist Friedrich Boie. The genus name is from Ancient Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by Aristotle, Hesychius and other authors. The specific epithet fuligula combines Latin meaning "soot" and gula meaning "throat". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. An alternative common... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Vanoise National Park

Aythya ferina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Anas platyrhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anas crecca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mergus merganser

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~60%
2	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~40%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~30%
4	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~20%
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~20%
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
8	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	~20%
9	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
10	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
11	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
12	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
13	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
14	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
15	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
16	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	<5%
17	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
18	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
19	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
20	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
21	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
22	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
23	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
24	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
25	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
26	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
27	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
28	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	Insufficient data
29	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
30	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
31	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
32	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
33	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

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Tufted Duck

About the Tufted Duck

Closest Relatives at Vanoise National Park

Common Pochard

Mallard

Common Teal

Common Merganser

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found