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  2. Crested (duck breed) - Wikipedia

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    The Crested is a breed of domestic duck, characterised by a crest or tuft of feathers on the head. Ducks of this kind were probably brought from the East Indies to Europe by Dutch ships. [ 3 ] : 413 The duck may be of any colour; the crest results from the action of an autosomal dominant gene and varies widely in size, from imperceptibly small ...

  3. Tufted duck - Wikipedia

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    The tufted duck (or tufted pochard) (Aythya fuligula) is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. They are partially migratory. They are partially migratory.

  4. Bufflehead - Wikipedia

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    The bufflehead, also known as the spirit duck, was added to the coat of arms of the town of Sidney, British Columbia, in 1995. [13] Buffleheads are hunted and are considered a gamebird. In contrast to many other seaducks that have declined in recent decades, bufflehead numbers have remained relatively constant. [10]

  5. Common goldeneye - Wikipedia

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    The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye . [ 2 ] The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos ("bullheaded", from bous , "bull " and kephale , "head"), a reference to the bulbous head ...

  6. Crested duck - Wikipedia

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    The crested duck or South American crested duck [2] (Lophonetta specularioides) is a species of duck native to South America, belonging to the monotypic genus Lophonetta. It is sometimes included in Anas , but it belongs to a South American clade that diverged early in dabbling duck evolution . [ 3 ]

  7. Duck ‘Hates the Snow’ and Has No Problem Letting ... - AOL

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    Oatmeal is an adorable white duck who lives on a farm in New York. They’ve already been hit with plenty of snow, much to Oatmeal's dismay. Her mom shared a video on of what happens when the duck ...

  8. Fulvous whistling duck - Wikipedia

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    It is a long-legged duck, mainly different shades of brown; head, neck and breast are particularly rich buff (fulvous) with a darker back. [16] The mantle is more darker shade of brown with buff-tipped feathers, the flight feathers and tail are dark brown, and a dark brown to black stripe runs through the center of the crown down the back of ...

  9. Goldeneye (duck) - Wikipedia

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    The genus Bucephala was introduced in 1858 by American naturalist Spencer Baird with the bufflehead as the type species. [1] [2] The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek βουκέφαλος bouképhalos, meaning ' bullheaded ', from boûs ' bull ', and kephalḗ, ' head ', a reference to the crest of the bufflehead making its head look large.