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 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 of birds on the water. Locality Bregenz, Vorarlberg State, Austria
Jeremiusz Trzaska 9 May 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 32 sec 4.3 -
A pair preening. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 5 February 2011 1 year ago 33 sec 4.1 -
A pair feeding and swimming (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 26 March 2012 41 weeks ago 30 sec 4 -
A male swimming and feeding. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 24 February 2012 51 weeks ago 37 sec 4 -
Seven males and three females swimming Locality Sidi Bou Ghaba, Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2007 5 years ago 35 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 2 years ago 25 sec 3.8 -
pair Locality Plaine du Forez, Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France
forezbirder 15 May 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 52 sec 3.8 -
An eclipse-plumaged male feeding. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 1 October 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 3.8 -
A male swimming Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Pedro Rubio 1994 10 years ago 15 sec 3.8 -
An adult male and a female in the water Locality Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Javier Ortas 14 April 2006 4 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
A male on the water. Locality Bregenz, Vorarlberg State, Austria
Jeremiusz Trzaska 9 May 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 21 sec 3.7 -
Several birds feeding among Common Coots. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 23 December 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 17 sec 3.7 -
Several females and males in non-breeding plumage, swimming and preening Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 4 years ago 43 sec 3.7 -
A female preening and scratching the head. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 24 February 2012 1 year ago 57 sec 3.7 -
A group of males and females swimming and diving. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 24 February 2012 1 year ago 44 sec 3.7 -
An adult male preening Locality Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Javier Ortas 14 April 2006 4 years ago 30 sec 3.7 -
A female swimming. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 1 October 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 3.6 -
A group of males floating in the water Locality Zeebrugge, West Flanders Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Leo Janssen 11 February 2000 9 years ago 19 sec 3.6 -
Two males and a female swimming. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 18 January 2012 1 year ago 29 sec 3.5 -
A pair feeding. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 6 February 2011 1 year ago 13 sec 3.5 -
Two females in the water cleaning their plumage. Locality Marjal del Moro, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
Sergio Bargues 1 September 2006 3 years ago 21 sec 3.5 -
A female swimming, for a time it is followed by two males Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 27 December 2008 3 years ago 29 sec 3.5 -
A group of males and females feeding on the water among several Ruddy Shelducks. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3.4 -
A male bird resting and wakes up. Locality Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Yoel Jimenez 15 January 2005 3 years ago 37 sec 3.4 -
A female preening. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 11 May 2012 33 weeks ago 22 sec 3.3 -
Several males feeding. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 26 March 2012 45 weeks ago 16 sec 3.3 -
male bird Locality Kamperhoek Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 8 March 2012 1 year ago 1 min 19 sec 3.3 -
A male resting at the water. Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Pedro Rubio 1994 10 years ago 15 sec 3.3 -
Several individuals swimming among Common Coots. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 23 December 2012 5 weeks ago 20 sec 3.3 -
A pair swimming and preening. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 26 March 2012 44 weeks ago 24 sec 3.3 -
An eclipse-plumaged male resting. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 1 October 2011 1 year ago 34 sec 3.3 -
A female emerging close to a male and then this one dving. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 5 February 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 3.3 -
A female feeding and preening with a male swimming along side Locality Burgenland State, Austria (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 20 May 2006 5 years ago 41 sec 3.3 -
A pair dabbling for food in a lake Locality Burgenland State, Austria (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 21 May 2006 5 years ago 23 sec 3.3 -
A male on the water, close to a Garganey male and a Northern Pintail female. Locality Chambal Safari Boating Platform, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 3.2 -
A couple, and then the male Locality Las Norias de Daza, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2013 9 weeks ago 23 sec 3 -
A pair in the water, the male preening, feeding the female and flapping. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 26 March 2012 41 weeks ago 32 sec 3 -
A pair Locality Sorbulak Lake, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 25 May 2012 49 weeks ago 6 sec 3 -
A male diving (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 24 February 2012 50 weeks ago 10 sec 3 -
A male diving (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 24 February 2012 50 weeks ago 8 sec 3 -
A female diving (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 24 February 2012 51 weeks ago 10 sec 3 -
A female diving (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 24 February 2012 1 year ago 10 sec 3 -
A pair diving. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 5 February 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 3 -
A female diving. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 5 February 2011 1 year ago 14 sec 3 -
an adult male swimming Locality Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Wout van den Brink 19 October 2010 2 years ago 19 sec 3 -
A (rather fat) female Locality Doñana National Park, Andalucia, Spain
Juan Sanabria 28 March 2010 2 years ago 34 sec 3 -
some males and females swimming Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Wout van den Brink 1 March 2007 3 years ago 16 sec 3 -
A male in the water, preening its back Locality Paignton Zoo, Paignton, Devon, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 November 2007 4 years ago 29 sec 3 -
A female in the water, calling once and sleeping Locality Paignton Zoo, Paignton, Devon, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 November 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 3 -
Several males and females swimming and feeding in the water Locality Sidi Bou Ghaba, Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2007 5 years ago 29 sec 3 -
A couple flying, in slow motion Locality Doñana National Park, Andalucia, Spain
Juan Sanabria 28 March 2010 2 years ago 27 sec 2.5 -
Male, swimming on a pond Locality Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 26 March 2006 4 years ago 23 sec 2.5 -
A pair swimming Locality Sidi Bou Ghaba, Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 26 March 2009 2 years ago 13 sec 2
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