Dabbling Pochards
Netta
Netta is a genus of diving ducks. The name is derived from Greek Netta "duck". Unlike other diving ducks, the Netta species are reluctant to dive, and feed more like dabbling ducks.
These are gregarious ducks, mainly found on fresh water. They are strong fliers; their broad, blunt-tipped wings require faster wing-beats than those of many ducks and they take off with some difficulty.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Red-crested Pochard
speciesNetta rufina
Rosy-billed Pochard
speciesNetta peposaca
Southern Pochard
speciesNetta erythrophthalma
Red-crested × Rosy-billed Pochard
hybridNetta rufina × peposaca
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7121.