Andean crested duck
The Andean crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides alticola) is one of two subspecies of the crested duck. It is much rarer than its sibling subspecies, the Patagonian crested duck.
| Andean crested duck | |
|---|---|
| Andean Crested Duck | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Lophonetta |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | L. s. alticola |
| Trinomial name | |
| Lophonetta specularioides alticola Ménégaux, 1909 | |
| Synonyms | |
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