Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) is a common winter visitor to north and east India, scarce in
south. Found in wetlands.
Identification: This yellow-eyed duck has blue bill with black nail at
tip and a occipital tuft. Size: 44 cm
Local names: Dubaru or Ablak
Food: mainly
vegetable matter, also molluscs, crustaceans, insects and small fish
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