Netta

Netta
	Red-crested pochard
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Family:	Anatidae
Subfamily:	Aythyinae
Genus:	Netta; Kaup, 1829
Type species
	Anas rufina; Pallas, 1773
Species
	Netta rufina (red-crested pochard); Netta erythrophthalma (southern pochard); Netta peposaca (rosy-billed pochard);
Synonyms
	Metopiana

Netta is a genus of diving ducks. The name is derived from Greek Netta "duck".^[2] Unlike other diving ducks, the Netta species are reluctant to dive, and feed more like dabbling ducks.

These are gregarious ducks, mainly found on fresh water. They are strong fliers; their broad, blunt-tipped wings require faster wing-beats than those of many ducks and they take off with some difficulty.

They do not walk as well on land as the dabbling ducks because their legs tend to be placed further back on their bodies to help propel them when underwater.

The probably extinct pink-headed duck, previously listed as Rhodonessa caryophyllacea, has recently been shown by phylogenetic analysis to be closely related to the red-crested pochard,^[3] so has now been transferred to the same genus, as Netta caryophyllacea. However, this has been questioned due to numerous and pronounced peculiarities of that species.^[4]

Species

There are 3 recognized species. ^[5]

Genus **Netta** – Kaup, 1829 – three species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Southern pochard Male Female	Netta erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, 1833)	South America, Africa	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Rosy-billed pochard Male Female	Netta peposaca (Vieillot, 1816)	South America	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Red-crested pochard Male Female	Netta rufina (Pallas, 1773)	Europe, central/south Asia, northern Africa	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

References

^ "Anatidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
^ Livezey, B. C. (1998). "A phylogenetic analysis of modern pochards (Anatidae: Aythini)" (PDF). Auk. 113 (1): 74–93. doi:10.2307/4088937. JSTOR 4088937.
^ Collar, N. J.; Andreev, A. V.; Chan, S.; Crosby, M. J.; Subramanya, S. & Tobias, J. A. (eds.) (2001): Pink-headed Duck Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. In:Threatened Birds of Asia: The BirdLife International Red Data Book, p. 489–501. BirdLife International. ISBN 0-946888-44-2
^ "Netta". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.

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[HM4-1] "Anatidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

[job90-2] Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

[Livezey-3] Livezey, B. C. (1998). "A phylogenetic analysis of modern pochards (Anatidae: Aythini)" (PDF). Auk. 113 (1): 74–93. doi:10.2307/4088937. JSTOR 4088937.

[Collar-4] Collar, N. J.; Andreev, A. V.; Chan, S.; Crosby, M. J.; Subramanya, S. & Tobias, J. A. (eds.) (2001): Pink-headed Duck Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. In:Threatened Birds of Asia: The BirdLife International Red Data Book, p. 489–501. BirdLife International. ISBN 0-946888-44-2

[5] "Netta". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.

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