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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: 918

Foto
Photography ID: 679031
♂ ♀  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/08/2026
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 678838
  Adult
Laguna Cortaderas
Catamarca
Argentina
03/14/2026
Pablo Eguia
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



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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: 2726



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245272122/03/2026ArgentinaNeuquénLaguna Tromen, Parque Provincial El Tromen10Hugo Caverzasi
245274521/03/2026ArgentinaNeuquénLaguna inferior, Area natural protegida Lagunas de Epulafquen4Hugo Caverzasi
245278820/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaruta 40, Bardas Blancas2Hugo Caverzasi
245285619/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaDique Blas Brisoli, Malargüe10Hugo Caverzasi
245005314/03/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaLaguna de los Aparejos, Camino a Balcón del PissisPablo Eguia
245001814/03/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaLaguna CortaderasPablo Eguia
244681614/03/2026ArgentinaChubutLaguna negra, TrelewZulima América Schupbach
244834709/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque nacional tierra del fuego, UshuaiaEdgar Romeo
245058808/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Urbana Bahia Encerrada, UshuaiaOscar Alfredo Eliseche
244771906/03/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaEmbalse Cortaderas, CortaderasCarlos De Biagi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.