Crested Duck
Lophonetta specularioides(King, PP, 1828)
English (US) Crested Duck
The Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
- Scientific name
- Lophonetta specularioides
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Duck
- Described by
- (King, PP, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lophonetta specularioides alticola
- Lophonetta specularioides specularioides
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas specularioides
- Described by
- (King, PP, 1828)
- Type locality
- Straits of Magellan.
- Original description
- The Zoological Journal 4, no.13 p.98
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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