Aythya fuligula
Size: 40–47cm (16–19in)

Small, compact diving duck. Adult male black with white
flanks and belly; rounded head and drooping crest.

Female
rich dark brown head and back; flanks and underside paler;
crest shorter than male. In flight both sexes appear black with
white belly and a distinctive broad white wing bar.

Juvenile
resembles female.
Male resembles male Scaup (protected except in
N. Ireland); female similar to female Pochard and Scaup.

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