Crested (duck breed)

This article is about the domestic duck breed. For the wild duck species Lophonetta specularioides, see Crested duck.

Crested
In the harbour of Camden, Maine
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): critical
  • DAD-IS (2022): at risk/unknown
StandardPoultry Club of Great Britain
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    • Standard: 3.2 kg
    • Bantam: 1.125 kg
  • Female:
    • Standard: 2.7 kg
    • Bantam: 0.9 kg    
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. 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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