Red-crested pochard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-crested pochard lives – recorded in 43 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Netta rufina
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	43 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	56 g (birth weight); 1.11 kg (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the red-crested pochard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-crested pochard in 43 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Spain, United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a red-crested pochard?

Wikidata records the following for the red-crested pochard: mass 56 g (birth weight); 1.11 kg (adult weight).

Is the red-crested pochard endangered?

The red-crested pochard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-crested pochard?

The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Netta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-crested pochard

The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek Netta "duck", and Latin rufina, "golden-red" (from rufus, "ruddy"). Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and it extends from the steppe and semi-desert areas on the Black Sea to Central Asia and Mongolia, wintering in the Indian subcontinent and Africa. It is somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south into north Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-crested pochard (revision 1322140420), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q244350 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).