Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Red-crested Pochard

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

Described by: Pallas (1773)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Algarve, Portugal - Jan 27, 2002 © Jose Viana  Vaulx-en-Velin, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France - Dec 31, 2001 © Pascal Dubois  Vaulx-en-Velin, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France - Dec 31, 2001 © Pascal Dubois  Vaulx-en-Velin, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France - Feb 22, 2003 © Pascal Dubois  Switzerland - Jan, 1995 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Wc. Europe to c. Asia;
Fragmented distribution;
E. England, Denmark and the Netherlands s. to s. and e. Spain, s. France (Camarque, Dombes, and Forez), e. and s. Germany (Schleswig-Holstein, Krakower Obersee, Bavaria, and the Bodensee), Switzerland, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, e. and w. Austria (Neusiedlersee), Czechoslovakia, Greece (Lake Aarus), Bulgaria, Romania, s. Ukraine and s. Russia, then e. through Turkey, ne. Israel, n. Iran (possibly) and in the s. USSR on the ne. Black Sea (Sea of Azov), n. Caucasus to the n. Caspian Sea, s. in the Transcaucasus and e. to Kazakhstan, Kirghiz steppes, Turkestan and Afghanistan to w. Siberia, w. Mongolia, nw. China to Inner Mongolia and nw. Sinkiang (Kara Irtysh Valley).
Winters in n. and e. Mediterranean Basin (Turkey), s. USSR (Black Sea, Sea of Azov), Middle East (Iran on the s. Caspian Sea), Pakistan (Chashma Barrage, Mianwah District), nw. India (Kashmir decreasing e. to Assam s. to Tamil Nadu) and s. China, Nepal (Rara Lake) and Burma s. to Egypt in Nile Valley s. to 25°N. Introduced to Great Britain, but not firmly established.
Formerly in Algeria.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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