Crested Duck

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Crested Duck
L. specularioides
L. specularioides
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Lophonetta
Riley, 1914
Species: L. specularioides
Binomial name
Lophonetta specularioides
(King, 1828)
Subspecies
  • L. s. alticola
    Andean Crested Duck
  • L. s. specularioides
    Southern Crested Duck
Synonyms

Anas specularioides

The Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides) is a species of duck native to South America, the only member of the monotypic genus Lophonetta. It is sometimes included in Anas, but it belongs to a South American clade that diverged early in dabbling duck evolution (Johnson & Sorenson, 1999).

[edit] References

  • Johnson, Kevin P. & Sorenson, Michael D. (1999): Phylogeny and biogeography of dabbling ducks (genus Anas): a comparison of molecular and morphological evidence. Auk 116(3): 792–805. PDF fulltext
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