Red-crested Pochard
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Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park
1 Verified records at Bandhavgarh National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. The adult male is unmistakable. It has a rounded orange head, red bill and black breast. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park

Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

5–10% · With luck
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Shelduck
LC

Ruddy Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna ferruginea

<5% · Rare
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
LC

Cotton Pygmy-Goose

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nettapus coromandelianus

<5% · Rare
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
Indian Spot-billed Duck
LC

Indian Spot-billed Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anas poecilorhyncha

Insufficient data
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

Insufficient data
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

Insufficient data
Bar-headed Goose
LC

Bar-headed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser indicus

Insufficient data
Common Pochard
VU

Common Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya ferina

Insufficient data
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-crested Pochard at Bandhavgarh National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
5 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
14 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
15 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
16 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
17 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
19 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
20 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
21 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
22 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
23 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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