Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina(Pallas, PS, 1773)
English (US) Red-crested Pochard
The Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: breeds from Europe (Iberian Peninsula northward to southern Denmark and Poland) eastward to central Asia (northwestern China and western Mongolia); somewhat local in Europe, more widespread to east; resident in southwestern Europe; elsewhere, winters from eastern Mediterranean eastward to northern India, south-central China, and northern MyanmarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Netta rufina
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-crested Pochard
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1773)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas rufina
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1773)
- Type locality
- Caspian Sea and lakes of the Tartarian Desert.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 2 p.713
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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