- Netta rufina
Identification
Rounded orange head, red bill and black breast. The flanks are white, the back brown, and the tail black. The female is mainly a pale brown, with a darker back and crown and a whitish face.
Distribution
Southern Europe and southern and central Asia. They are somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south and into north Africa.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes.
Behaviour
They feed mainly by diving or dabbling. They eat aquatic plants, and typically upend for food more than most diving ducks.
Red-crested pochards build a nest by the lakeside among vegetation and lay 8-12 pale green eggs.
Bird Song
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