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Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)

Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)

About Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Anseriformes
  • Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks

The red-crested pochard is a large diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek Netta "duck", and Latin rufina, "golden-red". Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and it extends from the steppe and semi-desert areas on the Black Sea to Central Asia and Mongolia, wintering in the Indian Subcontinent and Africa. It is somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south into north Africa.

Lifelists

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Visits

  • 2006-01-09
    Kheoladeo National Park, India
  • 2006-03-23
    Sultan's Marsh Bird Paradise, Turkey
    Image from 2006-03-23
  • 2006-04-04
    Chiemsee, Germany
    Image from 2006-04-04
  • 2013-01-08
    Lijiang - Lashihai Wetland Park, China
  • 2017-11-25
    London, England
  • 2025-03-11
    Parque Nacional Tablas Daimiel, Spain