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Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula · Family Anatidae
Aythya fuligula
Family Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 3,969,964
- Countries and territories with records
- 140
About this species
This species has 3,969,964 occurrence records from 140 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the Netherlands (21.5%), Sweden (19.9%), the United Kingdom (14%), Denmark (10.3%) and Norway (6.8%); together they account for 72.5% of the total. In the Netherlands, this species accounts for 1.3% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Aythya fuligula combines the genus name Aythya with the species epithet fuligula. The Warbla app catalog lists 10 species of the genus Aythya; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Aythya collaris, Aythya affinis and Aythya ferina.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 13th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 3.1 times the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.