Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) - HBW 1, p. 615
French: Nette brune
German: Rotaugenente
Spanish: Pato Morado
Other common names: Red-eyed Pochard; African Pochard, South African Pochard (brunnea); South American Pochard (erythrophthalma)
Taxonomy: Anas erythrophthalma Wied, 1832, Lagoa do Braço, Villa de Belmonte, eastern Brazil.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Phaeoaythia; apparently not closely linked to other members of genus Netta. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- brunnea (Eyton, 1838) - Ethiopia southwards to Cape Province.
- erythrophthalma (Wied, 1832) - Venezuela; E Brazil to NE Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male standing on a shoreline and preening Locality Paarl Bird Sanctuary, Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp brunnea)
Greg Baker 27 September 2002 36 weeks ago 33 sec 4.3 -
Female Locality Parque Barigui, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp erythrophthalma)
Leonardo R. Deconto 8 February 2011 2 years ago 34 sec 3.6 -
Male swimming & feeding from the water surface Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp brunnea)
Joe Angseesing 27 December 2008 3 years ago 24 sec 3.6 -
Female swimming & feeding from the water surface Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp brunnea)
Joe Angseesing 27 December 2008 3 years ago 17 sec 3.6
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Individual adult female.
Locality Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Bruno Salaroli 11 September 2012 33 weeks ago 3.3 -
Individual adult male.
Locality Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Bruno Salaroli 11 September 2012 33 weeks ago 3.3 -
A male resting.
Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 2 June 1990 1 year ago 3 -
A close-up of a male.
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (ssp erythrophthalma)
Jonathan Beilby 31 December 2008 4 years ago 3 -
Two of three birds present in a large mixed flock of waterfowl; wild representatives of the South American subspecies
Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela (ssp erythrophthalma)
Robert Wynands 5 March 2005 3 years ago 1
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