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Revision as of 03:07, 4 March 2018
- Netta rufina
Identification
53–58 cm (20¾-22¾ in)
Male
- Rounded orange head
- Red bill
- Black breast
- White flanks
- Brown back
- Black tail
Female
- Pale brown
- Darker back and crown
- Whitish face
Distribution
Locally in Southern Europe from the Mediterranean basin to southern and central Asia.
Northern populations may move south into north Africa for the winter.
A popular species in wildfowl collections, so escapes can appear anywhere.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Male in eclipse plumage - wintering in India
Photo by Alok Tewari
Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, December-2017
Photo by Alok Tewari
Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, December-2017
Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes; their preference is for deep water, both fresh and brackish.
Behaviour
Diet
A diving duck, though they also 'dabble' for their food, which is mainly aquatic plants, roots, seeds and will also forage on potatoes.
Breeding
They nest beside freshwater lakes laying 8-12 pale green eggs.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Netta rufina (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-crested Pochard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-crested_Pochard
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