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Crested Duck

Lophonetta specularioides
(King, PP, 1828)
Pato Crestón
Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Other common names: Pato Juarjual.

Synonyms: Anas specularioides.

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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsChimango (Daptrius chimango)07/10/2017Pablo Matías Jusim
BirdsGarza Bruja (Nycticorax nycticorax)28/08/2014Christian Altamirano



Number of Photography: 912

Foto
Photography ID: 675965
♂ ♀  Adult
Isla Escondida
Chubut
Argentina
03/01/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 674868
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
02/16/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 671969
♀  Adult
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Catamarca
Argentina
02/02/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 671886
  Juvenile
Laguna Negra
Chubut
Argentina
01/17/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 668102
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/15/2026
Luis O. Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 667328
  Adult
Cabo Virgenes
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/23/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 666491
♂  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/14/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 665949
  Adult
Bardas Blancas
Mendoza
Argentina
01/01/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 665653
♂ ♀  Adult
San Antonio Oeste
Río Negro
Argentina
10/05/2025
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 665652
  Adult
Las Grutas
Río Negro
Argentina
10/05/2025
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni07/13/2024ArgentinaJujuyLaguna runtuyok, Abra PampaN/AN/AYesNo
Santiago Sainz-trápaga10/30/2013ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Santiago Sainz-trápaga10/26/2013ArgentinaChubutLaguna San Martin, Puerto Madryn♂N/ANoNo


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Number of Films: 10





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Number of Records: 2715



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244111801/03/2026ArgentinaChubutIsla EscondidaZulima América Schupbach
243835716/02/2026ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynDolores Fernandez
244521513/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénParque Nacional Laguna BlancaGuillermo Marcaida
242938702/02/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaAntofagasta de la SierraHugo Alberto Valderrey
243553531/01/2026ArgentinaMendozaLaguna Del Diamante, San Carlos6Pablo Moreno
242410528/01/202617:48ArgentinaRío NegroRuta Provincial 27Patricia Beatriz Benitez
242348327/01/202610:58ArgentinaRío NegroAvenida Prefectura Naval Argentina1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
241958722/01/202613:38ArgentinaRío NegroChoique 290, Playas Doradas7Patricia Beatriz Benitez
242917117/01/2026ArgentinaChubutTrelew, Laguna NegraZulima América Schupbach
241762415/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaLuis O. Lopez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.