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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

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: 916

Foto
Photography ID: 678310
  Adult
Parque Nacional Laguna Blanca
Neuquén
Argentina
02/13/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 678277
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/09/2026
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 677948
  Adult
Cortaderas
Catamarca
Argentina
03/06/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 677667
  Adult
Trelew
Chubut
Argentina
03/14/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
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



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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: 2719



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244681614/03/2026ArgentinaChubutLaguna negra, TrelewZulima América Schupbach
244834709/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque nacional tierra del fuego, UshuaiaEdgar Romeo
244771906/03/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaEmbalse Cortaderas, CortaderasCarlos De Biagi
244111801/03/2026ArgentinaChubutIsla EscondidaZulima América Schupbach
243835716/02/2026ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynDolores Fernandez
244838413/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénParque Nacional Laguna BlancaElsa Longo
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
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 23/03/2026.