Crested Duck Breed Profile
The Crested Duck (Tadorna cristata), also known as Korean Tadorne, is a species of aquatic bird in the Anatidae family. This class of duck is seriously threatened and is considered extinct by some. The male has a greenish-black cap, chest, primary feathers, and tail, while the rest of its head, chin, and throat are black with brown.
The belly, underflows, and flanks of male ducks of this type are dark gray with black streaks. The upper wing covers are white and it has an iridescent green mirror. The female has a white eye circle and a black crest, also has a white face, chin, throat, neck, and upper wings, and a dark brown body with white streaks. Both sexes have a distinctive tuft of green feathers that protrudes from the head.
This duck has been seen very rarely, and therefore very...