Red-crested Pochard

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El pato colorado (unos 1,1 kg) es un pato buceador vistoso con la cabeza roja anaranjada esponjada del macho, el pico rojo, el cuerpo negro y los flancos blancos. Habita lagunas y lagos con abundante vegetación acuática en el sur de Europa y Asia central. A diferencia de otros patos buceadores, también pastorea en tierra y se alimenta de plantas acuáticas, semillas y moluscos. La hembra tiene la cabeza pardo grisácea con las mejillas cremas. Las poblaciones en el occidente de Europa han aumentado.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	51,7 cm	20.4 in
Peso	1087,5 g	38.36 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Males have rounded orange-rufous head with bright red bill; black breast, neck and undertail; white flanks; brown back. Females dark brown with pale cheeks. Bold white wing stripe in flight. Dimorphic.

Habitat & Range

Large freshwater and brackish lakes, reservoirs, river deltas, and coastal lagoons across southern Europe and Central Asia. Winters on large open water bodies in southern Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.

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Distribución geográfica

Breeds across Arctic and subarctic North America; winters broadly across the interior and coastal United States.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for molluscs and aquatic invertebrates in coastal habitats; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC,O. Incubation: 26-28 days. Fledging: 45-50 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

6-14

Sonido

Canto

Male emits a harsh, rasping errr note; female gives a loud, quacking series. The raspy male call is distinctive among pochards; alarm is an emphatic, repeated series on Eurasian lakes.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Netta
Especies	Netta rufina

Distribution

Red-crested Pochard has been recorded in 9 countries.

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🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇩🇰 Dinamarca 🇫🇷 Francia 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇳🇱 Países Bajos 🇬🇧 Reino Unido 🇸🇪 Suecia 🇹🇼 Taiwán 🇺🇦 Ucrania

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Red-crested Pochard eat?

Dives for molluscs and aquatic invertebrates in coastal habitats; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates.

Where does the Red-crested Pochard live?

Large freshwater and brackish lakes, reservoirs, river deltas, and coastal lagoons across southern Europe and Central Asia. Winters on large open water bodies in southern Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Is the Red-crested Pochard endangered?

The Red-crested Pochard has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Red-crested Pochard nest?

Nest type: SC,O. Incubation: 26-28 days. Fledging: 45-50 days.

What does the Red-crested Pochard sound like?

Male emits a harsh, rasping errr note; female gives a loud, quacking series. The raspy male call is distinctive among pochards; alarm is an emphatic, repeated series on Eurasian lakes.

How big is the Red-crested Pochard?

The Red-crested Pochard has a wingspan of 51.7 cm, weight of 1087.5 g.

What order and family does the Red-crested Pochard belong to?

The Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.