Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) wildspecies.ca

Accidental

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Tufted Duck

French common name:

Fuligule morillon

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Tufted Duck	Fuligule morillon
2005	Tufted Duck	Fuligule morillon
2010	Tufted Duck	Fuligule morillon
2015	Tufted Duck	Fuligule morillon
2020	Tufted Duck	Fuligule morillon

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Galloanseri

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Aythya fuligula	Anatidae	Anseriformes
2005	Aythya fuligula	Anatidae	Anseriformes
2010	Aythya fuligula	Anatidae	Anseriformes
2015	Aythya fuligula	Anatidae	Anseriformes
2020	Aythya fuligula	Anatidae	Anseriformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Not Applicable
2005	Not Applicable
2010	Not Applicable
2015	Critically Imperiled	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Improved knowledge of the species.
2020	Not Applicable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Incorrect data used previously.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Critically Imperiled - N1N,NUM
2020	Not Applicable - NNA

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Alberta
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

New Brunswick
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1N,SUM
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present