Crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides)

Synonyms:	Anas specularioides

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae
Genus	Lophonetta (1)

Top facts

• The crested duck is native to South America.
• This bird has two subspecies: the Patagonian crested duck (L. s. specularioides) and Andean crested duck (L. s. alticola).
• The Patagonian crested duck has red eyes and is smaller in size then the Andean crested duck, which has yellow-orange eyes.

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

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1. IUCN Red List (October, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org