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 seven records accepted by MD/DCRC.

Where to find:

Check large flocks of Greater and Lesser Scaup.

There are 37 records in the project database.

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A drake Tufted Duck on the Choptank River at Cambridge, Maryland (1/10/2009). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

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 on Kent Island, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (12/22/2012). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Tufted Duck on Kent Island, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (12/22/2012). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Tufted Duck on Kent Island, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (12/22/2012). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A drake Tufted Duck in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (3/16/2010). Photo by Jim Stasz. (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)

A female Tufted Duck in London, England (3/11/2011). Photo by Dan Irizarry. (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)


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