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;[[:Category:Netta|Netta]] rufina | ;[[:Category:Netta|Netta]] rufina | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:RC Poch Fem IMG 9984 1-bf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by the late '''[https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/50827/cat/500 Mahsleb]'''<br />[[Abberton Reservoir]], [[Essex]], [[UK]]]] | |
| + | 53–58 cm (20¾-22¾ in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
*Rounded orange head | *Rounded orange head | ||
*Red bill | *Red bill | ||
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*Brown back | *Brown back | ||
*Black tail | *Black tail | ||
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*Pale brown | *Pale brown | ||
*Darker back and crown | *Darker back and crown | ||
*Whitish face | *Whitish face | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Southern [[Europe]] | + | [[Image:red-crested_pochard_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Male in eclipse plumage - wintering in India<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Sultanpur National Park]], Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], December-2017]] |
| + | Locally in Southern [[Europe]] from the Mediterranean basin to southern and central [[Asia]]. | ||
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| + | Northern populations may move south into north [[Africa]] for the winter. | ||
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| + | A popular species in wildfowl collections, so escapes can appear anywhere. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes. | + | Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes; their preference is for deep water, both fresh and brackish. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:PAL07800115RCPOCHARD.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|I4ani|I4ani}}<br />[[Coto Doñana National Park|Doñana]], Spain, 2009]] | |
| + | A diving duck, though they also 'dabble' for their food, which is mainly aquatic plants, roots, seeds and will also forage on potatoes. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | They nest beside freshwater lakes laying 8-12 pale green eggs. | |
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | {{ Audio|Netta rufina (song).mp3 }} | ||
| − | == | + | ==References== |
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016) | |
| − | + | #Wikipedia | |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Netta | + | {{GSearch|"Netta rufina" {{!}} "Red-crested Pochard"}} |
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| + | {{VSearch|"Netta rufina" {{!}} "Red-crested Pochard"}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:46, 26 March 2023
- 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
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
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
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
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
External Links
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