X-Nico

unusual facts about Crested Duck



Steamer duck

However, mtDNA sequence analyses of the cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 genes indicate that Tachyeres rather belongs into a distinct clade of aberrant South American dabbling ducks, which also includes the Brazilian, the Crested, and the Bronze-winged Ducks.


see also

Grey Duck

Patagonian Crested Duck, also known as the Southern Crested Duck, or the Grey Duck in the Falkland Islands, the nominate of two subspecies of the Crested Duck