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Red-crested Pochard Male
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Taken
at Titchwell Marsh on 30th June 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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| Red - crested Pochard. |
| Species : Order: Family: Local names: |
Netta rufina. Anseriformes. Anatidae. |
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Of Nest: Food: Plumage: Breeding: Eggs: |
By water among vegetation. Diving and dabbling for aquatic plants. The adult male is unmistakable. It has a rounded orange head, red bill and black breast. The flanks are white, the back brown, and the tail black. The female is mainly a pale brown, with a darker back and crown and a whitish face. Eclipse males are like females but with red bills. Lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and Central Asia, wintering in the Indian sub-continent and Africa. 8 - 12 Pale green |
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