Crested (duck breed)

Crested
In the harbour of Camden, Maine
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): critical: 153 
  • DAD-IS (2022): at risk/unknown
StandardPoultry Club of Great Britain
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    • Standard: 3.2 kg
    • Bantam: 1.125 kg: 415 
  • Female:
    • Standard: 2.7 kg
    • Bantam: 0.9 kg: 415     
Egg colourblue, green, tinted or white
Classification
APAmedium duck
EEyes
PCGBlight
  • Duck
  • Anas platyrhynchos

The Crested is a breed of domestic duck, characterised by a crest or tuft of feathers on the head. Ducks of this kind were probably brought from the East Indies to Europe by Dutch ships.: 413  The duck may be of any colour; the crest results from the action of an autosomal dominant gene and varies widely in size, from imperceptibly small to a diameter of approximately 13 cm.

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