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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 it extends from the steppe and semi-desert areas on the Black Sea to Central Asia and Mongolia, wintering in the Indian Subcontinent and Africa. It is somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south into north Africa.
Scientific Name : Netta Rufina
Family : Anatidae
Order : Anseriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 53 - 57 cm
Compare Size : Kite
Wingspan : 85 - 90 cm
Weight : 900 - 1400 g
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : Mid-April to Early-June
Other Names :
Hindi : लाल चोंच
Marathi : रक्तचंचू, मोठी लालसरी
Habitat:
marshes and lakes
Breeding:
8–12 pale green eggs
Feeding:
aquatic plants
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Head | orange; rounded |
| Bill | red |
| Breast | black |
| Flanks | white |
| Back | brown |
| Tail | black |
| Throat | mostly black expect where the orange plumage of head extends like a patch in upper throat and some of the upper sides areas; generating a orange-black contrast on the neck |
| Note : non-breeding plumage simillar to female but has red bill |
|
| Female | |
|---|---|
| Back | darker |
| Head | half of the head from crown to just below eye level is dark-brown, other half is grey |
| Throat | upper part of neck along with sides grey rest of throat is pale brown |
| Nape | darker |
| Bill | black with witish-orange tip |
| Note : mainly pale brown |
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
