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Crested duck

Lophonetta specularioides (P. P. King, 1828)

LCLeast Concernwaterfowl

The crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 949 g to 1.08 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides)
Photo: Brian Ralphs from Wheaton, IL, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the crested duck

Weight
949 g – 1.08 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
30 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
6.5 – 7src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crested duck live?

Not recorded

What is the crested duck?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The crested duck or South American crested duck (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. There are two subspecies: L. specularioides alticola (Andean crested duck) and L. specularioides specularioides (Patagonian crested duck). The Patagonian crested duck is also called the southern crested duck and its range lies in the Falklands, Chile, and Argentina.

From the Wikipedia article “Crested duck” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crested_duck&oldid=1379903117), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the crested duck endangered?

The crested duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the crested duck classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusLophonetta
  7. SpeciesLophonetta specularioides (P. P. King, 1828)

Synonyms Anas cristata, Anas scapularioides, Anas specularioides, Anas specularioides, Anas specularioides, Anas specularoides, Lophonetta specularoides

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • بط متوجArabic
  • ànec crestatCatalan
  • kachna vlasatáCzech
  • KongeandDanish
  • SchopfenteGerman
  • krestanasoEsperanto
  • Pato CrestónSpanish
  • Ánade juarjalSpanish
  • Pato Crestón o JuarjualSpanish
  • Pato juarjualSpanish
  • lakkpartEstonian
  • tukkasorsaFinnish
  • Canard huppéFrench
  • kukmasta patkaCroatian
  • copfos réceHungarian
  • Anatra crestataItalian
  • カンムリガモJapanese
  • kuoduotoji Pietų Amerikos antisLithuanian
  • AndeseendDutch
  • gekuifde eendDutch
  • duskandNorwegian
  • czubokaczkaPolish
  • Kaczka czubataPolish
  • pato-de-cristaPortuguese
  • pato-de-penachoPortuguese
  • pato-de-poupa-andinoPortuguese
  • Хохлатая уткаRussian
  • kačica vrkočatáSlovak
  • Južnoamerička ćubasta patkaSerbian
  • tofsandSwedish
  • Tepeli ÖrdekTurkish
  • крижень андійськийUkrainian
  • 冠鸭Chinese
  • 瘤鸭Chinese
  • 鳳頭鴨Chinese

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Relatives of the crested duck

Other species in the same family Anatidae.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Mute swan

Cygnus olor

Anatidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the crested duck?

An adult crested duck weighs 949 g – 1.08 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the crested duck endangered?

The crested duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the crested duck?

The crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crested-duck

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{crested_duck_2026,
  title = {Crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crested-duck},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}