A small duck with a peaked crest and gray bill, also seen in wetlands in Cyprus.
The sexes look similar, but the male has a white eye and the female a dark eye. The crown rises to a peak, and a broad white stripe shows on the wings in flight.
In Cyprus, it occurs at natural and artificial wetlands such as lakes and dams, where it eats seeds and small wetland animals. It visits in winter and during migration, and a small number breed there.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.