Species: Lophodytes cucullatus
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
A small (length 46 cm) duck with a thin serrated bill and a puffy crest; adult male has a black head with a large white patch on each side, a dark back, brown flanks, and a white chest with two black bars on each side; adult female is brownish overall, with a yellowish lower mandible; first winter male resembles female; in flight, both sexes show black-and-white inner secondaries (Peterson 1980, NGS 1983).
Classification
Aves
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Lophodytes
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
A small (length 46 cm) duck with a thin serrated bill and a puffy crest; adult male has a black head with a large white patch on each side, a dark back, brown flanks, and a white chest with two black bars on each side; adult female is brownish overall, with a yellowish lower mandible; first winter male resembles female; in flight, both sexes show black-and-white inner secondaries (Peterson 1980, NGS 1983).
Conservation Status
LC - Least concern