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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 ...
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]
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1]Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhyncos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.
Although, some crested ducks can also have rather fat bodies that may lead to varying degrees of motor incoordination [2] Young ducks have smaller crests than the adults, or lack crests entirely. The faces of the young birds are browner than those of the adults; the abdomen is also much whiter and the mandible a pinkish colour.
The Andean crested duck is a medium-sized duck with a length of about 600 mm, a dark nuchal crest and a long, pointed black tail. Its colouring is predominantly grey and brown. Its colouring is predominantly grey and brown.
Blond-crested woodpecker; Blood pheasant; Blood-colored woodpecker; Blood-eared parakeet; Blossom-headed parakeet; Blue bird-of-paradise; Blue bunting; Blue cotinga; Blue coua; Blue crane; Blue cuckooshrike; Blue dacnis; Blue duck; Blue eared pheasant; Blue finch; Blue grosbeak; Blue ground dove; Blue jay; Blue jewel-babbler; Blue korhaan; Blue ...
The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek Netta "duck", and Latin rufina , "golden-red" (from rufus , "ruddy"). [ 2 ] Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and it extends from the steppe and semi-desert areas on the Black Sea to Central Asia and ...
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