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Dabbling Pochards
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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.

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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

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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.