Andean 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 | |
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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.