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 pair of birds on the water. Locality Bregenz, Vorarlberg State, Austria
Jeremiusz Trzaska 9 May 2013 5 weeks ago 32 sec 4.5 -
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 5 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A female feeding and close-up of male. Locality Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jeremiusz Trzaska 22 April 2009 3 years ago 31 sec 4.4 -
A pair preening. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 5 February 2011 1 year ago 33 sec 4.1 -
A male on the water. Locality Bregenz, Vorarlberg State, Austria
Jeremiusz Trzaska 9 May 2013 5 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
A pair feeding and swimming (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 26 March 2012 45 weeks ago 30 sec 4
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Along the lake shore
Locality Geneva Canton, Switzerland
Marco Valentini 21 April 2011 1 year ago 4.7 -
Adult male
Locality Tilburg, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Paul Cools 14 February 2011 33 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult male preening
Locality London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 18 February 2006 3 years ago 4.4 -
Couple in winter
Locality Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
Marc FASOL 9 February 2012 26 weeks ago 4 -
Female
Locality Lednice, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
John A Thompson 19 August 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A male portrait
Locality Marche Region, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 1 September 2009 3 years ago 4
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A group of males displaying to females Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 3 years ago 3 -
Calls of a drake Locality London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2010 3 years ago 3 -
A male giving two calls Locality Tierpark Lange Erlen, Basel, Basel-Stadt Canton, Switzerland
(Monotypic species)
Michael C 16 January 2010 3 years ago 3
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