Patagonian Crested Duck

Lophonetta specularioides

The Patagonian Crested Duck, also called the Southern Crested, comes from southern Chile, southern Argentina and the Falklands. A slightly larger, less spotted, sub-species called the Andean Crested Duck lives in the more northern part of South America. Both bear resemblance to the smaller Eurasian Marbled Duck.

Male and female have similar plumage	The "speculum" can appear green or bronze