Tufted duck

The tufted duck is a small diving bird found across northern Eurasia, where it spends summers and migrates south in winter. Recognizable by its sooty-black head crest, this duck thrives in lakes and ponds. Nearly a million exist in the wild, and hunters sometimes target it as game.

• Males sport a drooping feather tuft on the back of their heads.
• They dive underwater to grab plants and small animals to eat.
• Their scientific name means 'soot-throated seabird' in Greek and Latin.