Common name: Tufted Duck
Scientific name: Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Class:
Aves (Birds)
Order:
Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family:
Anatidae
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Estuarine:
Bay/sound, River mouth/tidal river, Lagoon, Tidal flat/shore
Lacustrine:
Shallow water
Palustrine:
HERBACEOUS WETLAND, Riparian, SCRUB-SHRUB WETLAND, FORESTED WETLAND
Riverine:
BIG RIVER, MEDIUM RIVER, Low gradient

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G5
Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).
State conservation status rank:
SNA
Not Applicable - A state conservation status rank is not applicable because the species is not a suitable target for conservation activities (e.g., species is a hybrid, a domesticated species, not native to New York, an accidental or infrequent visitor outside of its normal range, a transient or migrant just passing through the state, or a species with only unconfirmed or doubtful reports).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Protected Bird - Game with open season
Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law and as a Game species; there are open seasons set when the species may be legally hunted or trapped.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100325/Aythya_fuligula/