Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) - HBW 1, p. 615
French: Nette rousse
German: Kolbenente
Spanish: Pato Colorado
Other common names: Red-crested Duck
Taxonomy: Anas rufina Pallas, 1773, Caspian Sea and lakes of the Tartarian Desert.
Usually considered a link between dabbling ducks and Aythya pochards. Hybridization recorded in captivity with several species of genera Anas and Aythya. Monotypic.
Distribution: Scattered populations in W Europe, from S and E Spain and S France eastwards; bulk of population from Black Sea and Turkey E to NW China.
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A female with chicks swimming and feeding close other adults Locality Sidi Bou Ghaba, Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2007 4 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
A pair preening. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 5 February 2011 48 weeks ago 33 sec 4.1 -
A male swimming and feeding. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 24 February 2012 2 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 37 sec 4 -
A female feeding and close-up of male. Locality Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jeremiusz Trzaska 22 April 2009 2 years ago 31 sec 4 -
A male and female bird swimming along the shore and dives in the water. Locality Vossemeer, Dronten, Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Yoel Jimenez 14 April 2011 1 year ago 25 sec 3.8 -
An eclipse-plumaged male feeding. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 1 October 2011 25 weeks ago 18 sec 3.8
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Along the lake shore
Locality Geneva Canton, Switzerland
Marco Valentini 21 April 2011 29 weeks ago 4.6 -
Adult male preening
Locality London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 18 February 2006 2 years ago 4.4 -
Adult male in breeding plumage flying
Locality Burgenland State, Austria
Fabienne Muriset 20 May 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
A male portrait
Locality Marche Region, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 1 September 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A male Red-crested Pochard shaking off the water drops after feeding
Locality Oud-Verlaat, Zuidplas, South Holland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Gerard Visser 7 March 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
Female
Locality Lednice, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
John A Thompson 19 August 2011 38 weeks ago 3.9
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A group of males displaying to females Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 2 years ago 3 -
Calls of a drake Locality London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2010 2 years ago 3 -
A male giving two calls Locality Tierpark Lange Erlen, Basel, Basel-Stadt Canton, Switzerland
(Monotypic species)
Michael C 16 January 2010 2 years ago 3
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