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Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
IUCN Red List history
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Least Concern |
| 2009 | Least Concern |
| 2008 | Least Concern |
| 2004 | Least Concern |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Species attributes
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 14,400,000 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 14,400,000 | medium |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Fragmentation | - |
Population & trend
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | poor | Estimated | 2009 | |
| Population trend | Stable | - | ||
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c.2,600,000-2,900,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2006), while national population sizes have been estimated at c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs and c.1,000-10,000 wintering individuals in China and c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration and c.1,000-10,000 wintering individuals in Taiwan (Brazil 2009). | ||||
| Trend justification: The overall population trend is stable, although some populations have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2006). | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Albania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Algeria | Native | No | |||
| Armenia | Native | No | |||
| Austria | Native | No | |||
| Azerbaijan | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Bahrain | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bangladesh | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Belarus | Native | No | |||
| Belgium | Native | No | |||
| Bermuda (to UK) | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Bhutan | Native | No | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Brunei | Vagrant | No | |||
| Bulgaria | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Cameroon | Vagrant | No | |||
| Canada | Native | No | |||
| Cape Verde | Vagrant | No | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | Vagrant | No | |||
| Chad | Native | No | |||
| China (mainland) | Native | No | |||
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Vagrant | No | |||
| Croatia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Cyprus | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Czech Republic | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Denmark | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Djibouti | Native | No | |||
| Egypt | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Eritrea | Native | No | |||
| Estonia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Ethiopia | Native | No | |||
| Faroe Islands (to Denmark) | Native | No | |||
| Finland | Native | No | Yes | ||
| France | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Gambia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Germany | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Gibraltar (to UK) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Greece | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Greenland (to Denmark) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Guam (to USA) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Hong Kong (China) | Native | No | |||
| Hungary | Native | No | |||
| Iceland | Native | No | |||
| India | Native | No | |||
| Indonesia | Native | No | |||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Iraq | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Ireland | Native | No | |||
| Israel | Native | No | |||
| Italy | Native | No | |||
| Japan | Native | No | |||
| Jordan | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Kazakhstan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kenya | Native | No | |||
| Kuwait | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Laos | Native | No | |||
| Latvia | Native | No | |||
| Lebanon | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Libya | Native | No | |||
| Liechtenstein | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Lithuania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Luxembourg | Native | No | |||
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Malawi | Vagrant | No | |||
| Malaysia | Native | No | |||
| Maldives | Native | No | |||
| Mali | Native | No | |||
| Malta | Vagrant | No | |||
| Marshall Islands | Vagrant | No | |||
| Mauritania | Native | No | |||
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Mongolia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Montenegro | Native | No | |||
| Morocco | Native | No | |||
| Myanmar | Native | No | |||
| Nepal | Native | No | |||
| Netherlands | Native | No | |||
| Niger | Vagrant | No | |||
| Nigeria | Native | No | |||
| North Korea | Native | No | |||
| Northern Mariana Islands (to USA) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Norway | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Oman | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Pakistan | Native | No | |||
| Palau | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Palestinian Authority Territories | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Philippines | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Poland | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Portugal | Native | No | |||
| Qatar | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Romania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (Asian) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (Central Asian) | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Russia (European) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Senegal | Native | No | |||
| Serbia | Native | No | |||
| Sierra Leone | Vagrant | No | |||
| Singapore | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Slovakia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Slovenia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Somalia | Vagrant | No | |||
| South Korea | Native | No | |||
| South Sudan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Spain | Native | No | |||
| Sri Lanka | Native | No | |||
| Sudan | Native | No | |||
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) | Vagrant | No | |||
| Sweden | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Switzerland | Native | No | |||
| Syria | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Taiwan (China) | Native | No | |||
| Tajikistan | Native | No | |||
| Tanzania | Native | No | |||
| Thailand | Native | No | |||
| Tunisia | Native | No | |||
| Turkey | Native | No | |||
| Turkmenistan | Native | No | |||
| Uganda | Native | No | |||
| Ukraine | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United Kingdom | Native | No | |||
| USA | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Uzbekistan | Native | No | |||
| Vietnam | Native | No | |||
| Western Sahara | Native | No | |||
| Yemen | Native | No | Yes |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Fish-ponds in the Waldviertel |  |
| Azerbaijan | Absheron archipelago (north) and Pirallahi bay | |
| Azerbaijan | Red Lake | |
| Azerbaijan | Sahil settlement - "Shelf" factory | |
| Azerbaijan | Sangachal Bay | |
| Azerbaijan | Shahdidi spit | |
| Azerbaijan | Yashma Island | |
| Bangladesh | Aila Beel | |
| Bangladesh | Hakaluki Haor | |
| Bangladesh | Jamuna-Brahmaputra river | |
| Bangladesh | Muhuri Dam | |
| Bangladesh | Tanguar Haor and Panabeel | |
| Bulgaria | Burgasko Lake | |
| China (mainland) | Bosten Lake | |
| China (mainland) | Oasis, Desert and Wetland at Mosuowan | |
| China (mainland) | Sayram Nur | |
| Denmark | Furesø and Farum Sø | |
| Denmark | Guldborgsund | |
| Denmark | Hyllekrog-Rødsand and Fehmarn Belt | |
| Denmark | Kiel Bay and adjacent waters | |
| Denmark | Maribo lakes | |
| Denmark | Roskilde Fjord, Selsø and Kattinge Søerne | |
| Denmark | Smålandsfarvandet | |
| Denmark | Smålandsfarvandet (part of) | |
| Denmark | Sydfynske Ø-hav | |
| Denmark | Tystrup-Bavelse Søerne | |
| Denmark | Ulvsund, Grønsund, Farø Fjord and Fanefjord | |
| Denmark | Vestamager and adjacent sea area | |
| Egypt | Lake Nasser | |
| Estonia | Väinameri | |
| Finland | Oulu region wetlands | |
| France | Etangs de Citis, Lavalduc, Engrenier, Pourra, l'Estomac, Fos et salines de Rassuen et de Fos | |
| France | Lac Léman (partie française) | |
| France | Vallée du Rhin : Marckolsheim à Strasbourg | |
| France | Vallée du Rhin : Strasbourg à Lauterbourg | |
| Greece | Lake Mikri Prespa and Lake Megali Prespa | |
| Hungary | Lake Balaton | |
| India | Farakka Barrage and adjoining area | |
| India | Kanjli Lake | |
| India | Mangal Jodi | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Anzali Mordab complex | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Arjan Protected Area | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Ghara Gheshlaq No-Hunting Area | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Izeh and Sheikho lakes | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Kaftar lake | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Alagol, Lake Ulmagol and Lake Ajigol | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Lake Zaribar | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Seyed Mohalli, Zarin Kola and Larim Sara | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | South Caspian shore, from Astara to Gomishan | |
| Iraq | Haur Al Hammar | |
| Japan | Lake Biwako | |
| Japan | Lake Nakaumi | |
| Japan | Lake Shinjiko | |
| Kazakhstan | Lesser Aral Sea | |
| Kazakhstan | Zhumay-Mayshukyr Lake System | |
| Lithuania | The northern part of the Curonian Lagoon | |
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | Lake Prespa | |
| Mongolia | Khar Us Lake | |
| Montenegro | Lake Skadar | |
| Netherlands | Lake IJsselmeer | |
| Netherlands | Lake Ketelmeer | |
| Netherlands | Lake Markermeer | |
| Netherlands | Lepelaarplassen | |
| Pakistan | Haleji Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Pakistan | Mangla Lake | |
| Philippines | Lake Naujan National Park | |
| Poland | Brzeszcze ponds | |
| Poland | Lower Odra river valley | |
| Poland | Lower Skawa River Valley | |
| Poland | Lower Sola River Valley | |
| Poland | Nida Rivar Valley | |
| Poland | Puck Bay | |
| Poland | Szczecin lagoon | |
| Poland | Upper Vistula River Valley | |
| Romania | Black Sea | |
| Romania | Danube Delta | |
| Russia (Asian) | Bolon' lake | |
| Russia (Asian) | Forty islands | |
| Russia (Asian) | Kolyma-Alazeya lowland | |
| Russia (Asian) | North-east Sakhalin lagoons | |
| Russia (Asian) | Parapol'skiy valley | |
| Russia (Asian) | Tyk and Viakhtu bays | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Dvuob'ye | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Lower Ob' | |
| Russia (Central Asian) | Upper streams of Ob' river | |
| Russia (European) | Berezovye islands of Vyborg Bay | |
| Russia (European) | Kuloy river | |
| Russia (European) | Taman' | |
| South Korea | Geum-gang river and estuary | |
| South Korea | Geumho-ho lake | |
| Sweden | Blekinge Archipelago | |
| Sweden | Coastal areas of eastern Gotland island | |
| Sweden | Sandemar | |
| Sweden | Strandstuguviken | |
| Sweden | Torö - Muskö | |
| Switzerland | End of Lake Constance and river Rhine until Bibermühle | |
| Switzerland | Lake Constance: Bay of Ermatingen | |
| Switzerland | Lake Neuchâtel: Corcelettes-Vaumarcus | |
| Switzerland | Lake Neuchâtel: southern shore | |
| Switzerland | River Rhone: Geneva to Verbois reservoir | |
| Syria | Bahrat Homs | |
| Turkey | Eğirdir Lake | |
| Turkey | Hirfanlı Reservoir | |
| Turkey | Uluabat Lake | |
| Turkmenistan | Ekerem - Esenguly | |
| Turkmenistan | Garadashly - Ekerem | |
| Turkmenistan | Karabogaz | |
| Turkmenistan | Sarygamysh | |
| Turkmenistan | South Cheleken Bay | |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenbashy Bay | |
| Ukraine | Kyivs'ke reservoir | |
| Ukraine | Sasyk lake | |
| Ukraine | Shagany-Alibej-Burnas lake-system | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Aquaculture Ponds | suitable | breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Aquaculture Ponds | suitable | non-breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Excavations (open) | suitable | breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Excavations (open) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Ponds (below 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Ponds (below 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Macroalgal/Kelp | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Seagrass (Submerged) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy-Mud | suitable | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | major | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | major | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | major | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | major | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes | suitable | non-breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 0 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Utilisation
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Food (human) | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | International | Non-trivial | Recent |
| Sport | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | Subsistence, National | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Aythya fuligula. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Current IUCN Red List category | Least Concern |
| Family | Anatidae (Ducks, geese and swans) |
| Species name author | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Population size | mature individuals |
| Population trend | Stable |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 14,400,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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