{"id":6763,"date":"2023-01-23T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T08:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=6763"},"modified":"2023-04-24T18:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T17:44:43","slug":"red-crested-pochard-netta-rufina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=6763","title":{"rendered":"Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– large duck, size of Mallard<\/a>
\n– diurnal\/nocturnal migrant
\n– migrates pairwise or in small to medium flocks in formation<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF7039, 09\/04\/2023, Rheindelta, Austria, Mathias Putze
\n– large diving dabling duck; large and round headed
\n– AD BREED unmistakable with rufous head, black body and white flanks
\n– red iris and long deep red bill<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0659, 14\/06\/2010, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– AD BREED unmistakable with rufous head, black body and white flanks
\n– red iris and long deep red bill
\n– primary coverts are the darkest part of the upperwing<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M BREED->NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0661, 22\/06\/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– broader wings than Aythya spp.
\n– white underwing with very narrow dusky trailing edge
\n– NBREED M resembles female but retains the red iris and the red bill<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M BREED->NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0660, 22\/06\/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– distinct white leading edge to the upperwing
\n– only two outermost primaries grey<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M F AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF7042, 09\/04\/2023, Rheindelta, Austria, Mathias Putze
\n– in front view the dark breast of the male is contrasting to the white leading edge and white underwings
\n– females show a brown cap and pale cheeks, the bill is mainly dark with a orange spot to the tip<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M F AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF7040, 10\/04\/2023, Rheindelta, Austria, Mathias Putze
\n– leading edge of the wing in females not as prominent as in males<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M F AD BREED, M 2CY upper center bird<\/strong>
\nBIF7041, 10\/04\/2023, Rheindelta, Austria, Mathias Putze
\n– 2CY M shows still dark eyes and pale cheeks of a juvenile, but the bill is already turning into red<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M F AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0662, 11\/03\/2010, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– large diving dabling duck; large-headed and rather slender-necked silhouette resembles Mallard
\n– very broad striking white wingbar and fairly narrow dark trailing edge usually make ID straightforward
\n– F with unicoloured dark brown-grey back and upperwing, head with dark cap and paler sides
\n– wingbar in F off-white rather than shining white as in M<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M F BREED -> NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1109, 30\/06\/2010, Kiskuns\u00e1gi, Hungary, Mathias Putze
\n– against the bright sky the silhouette in combination with translucent broad wingbar are diagnostic<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M F BREED -> NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1108, 30\/06\/2010, Kiskuns\u00e1gi, Hungary, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nRed-crested Pochard Netta rufina<\/em>, M F NBREED<\/strong>
\nCommon Pochard Aythya ferina<\/em> (right-hand)<\/strong>
\nBIF2147, 07\/09\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– at greater distance the very broad white wingband is a giveaway<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– usually nonvocal during migration<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Common Pochard<\/a><\/p>\n

#waterbird #waterfowl #wildfowl<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – large duck, size of Mallard – diurnal\/nocturnal migrant – migrates pairwise or in small to medium flocks in formation >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina, M AD BREED BIF7039, 09\/04\/2023, Rheindelta, Austria, Mathias Putze – large diving dabling duck; large and round headed – AD BREED unmistakable with rufous … Continue reading Red-crested Pochard
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