Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)Reviewable (MD/DCRC)    Synonyms: TUDU.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Anseriformes   >   Family Anatidae   >   Genus Aythya   

Status:

A rare vagrant to Maryland with 11 records accepted by MD/DCRC (March 2023) and occasional additions expected.

Where to find:

Check large flocks of Greater and Lesser Scaup.

There are 54 records in the project database.

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Tufted Duck in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/10/2009). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Tufted Duck in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/10/2009). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Greater Scaup (left), Tufted Duck (middle), and Lesser Scaup (right) in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/11/2009). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

An adult male Tufted Duck (left) found by Ron Gutberlet at Kent Narrows, Maryland (3/16/2010). This was Maryland's fifth record of the species. Lesser Scaup on right. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An adult male Tufted Duck found by Ron Gutberlet at Kent Narrows, Maryland (3/16/2010). This was Maryland's fifth record of the species. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Tufted Duck in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/10/2009). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Tufted Duck in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/10/2009). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Tufted Duck in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/10/2009). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An adult male Tufted Duck (right) found by Ron Gutberlet at Kent Narrows, Maryland (3/16/2010). This was Maryland's fifth record of the species. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An adult male Tufted Duck found by Ron Gutberlet at Kent Narrows, Maryland (3/16/2010). This was Maryland's fifth record of the species. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Tufted Duck off Kent Island, Maryland (12/16/2012). Found by Mark Schilling, this is Maryland's sixth record of the species, pending acceptance. Photo by Jared Fisher. (MBP list)

Tufted Duck in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (3/16/2010). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Tufted Duck in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (3/16/2010). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A drake Tufted Duck in Harford Co., Maryland (2/29/2016). This was Harford's first county record. Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Tufted Duck in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/30/2024). (c) Dany Sloan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Dany Sloan via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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