The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek Netta "duck", and Latin rufina, "golden-red" (from rufus, "ruddy"). Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and Central Asia, wintering in the Indian Subcontinent and Africa. It is somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south into north Africa.
Photo: Diego González Dopico · iNaturalist · CC BY
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
- Observations in the area
- 2
- Last sighting
- 3 July 2023
- Category
- Birds
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Where it has been observed
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Photo: Michel NOEL · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: Diego González Dopico · iNaturalist · CC BY
Photo: Antonio Xeira · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: Анна Голубева · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC-ND
Photo: Christoph Moning · iNaturalist · CC BY
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