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Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sundarbans National Park
1 Verified records at Sundarbans National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The tufted duck (or tufted pochard) (Aythya fuligula) is a small diving duck with a population of nearly one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. They are partially migratory. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors such as Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin fuligo 'soot' and gula 'throat'. It is a game bird. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park

Common Pochard
VU

Common Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya ferina

<5% · Rare
Ferruginous Duck
NT

Ferruginous Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya nyroca

Insufficient data
Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

30–40% · Possible
Swan Goose

Swan Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser cygnoides

Insufficient data
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
LC

Cotton Pygmy-Goose

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nettapus coromandelianus

10–20% · With luck
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

<5% · Rare
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

<5% · Rare
Red-crested Pochard
LC

Red-crested Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Netta rufina

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
Common Shelduck
LC

Common Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna tadorna

<5% · Rare
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Tufted Duck at Sundarbans National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
60–70%
2 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
40–50%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
4 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
6 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
8 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
9 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
12 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
14 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
15 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
17 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
18 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
20 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
21 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
22 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
23 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
24 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
25 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
26 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
27 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
28 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
29 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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