Bird
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records404,246in 60 countries
Most seen inNetherlands88,444 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Red-crested Pochard in brief
The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of bird.
Across the 60 countries we cover it has 404,246 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Spain and France. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in September and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands88,444 records · best Apr, May
Spain77,059 records · best Apr, May
France63,850 records · best Apr, May
Germany29,175 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom26,416 records · best Jan, May
Switzerland20,247 records · best Apr, May
Sweden10,807 records · best Apr, May
Portugal10,027 records · best Apr, May
Denmark9,656 records · best Mar, Apr
Austria9,488 records · best May, Apr
Belgium8,583 records · best Dec, Jan
Czechia8,144 records · best May, Apr
Italy6,897 records · best Jan, Dec
Türkiye5,968 records · best May, Apr
Russia3,826 records · best May, Apr
China3,448 records · best May, Apr
Hungary2,463 records · best May, Apr
Poland2,457 records · best Apr, May
Kazakhstan1,730 records · best May, Jun
Morocco1,520 records · best Apr, Mar
Mongolia1,466 records · best Jun, May
Ukraine1,323 records · best Jan, Mar
Slovakia1,262 records · best Apr, May
Romania904 records · best May, Apr
Norway849 records · best Apr, Aug
Cyprus744 records · best Apr, Mar
Bulgaria694 records · best Jan, Feb
Croatia691 records · best Apr, May
Armenia651 records · best May, Apr
United Arab Emirates638 records · best Feb, Jan
Iran634 records · best May, Apr
Luxembourg556 records · best May, Apr
Azerbaijan513 records · best Nov, Mar
Greece371 records · best Jan, Dec
Kyrgyzstan343 records · best Apr, Feb
Georgia340 records · best Sep, Apr
Uzbekistan319 records · best May, Apr
Estonia259 records · best May, Apr
Bangladesh215 records · best Feb, Dec
Finland165 records · best Apr, May
Slovenia153 records · best Jan, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina142 records · best May, Apr
Ireland134 records · best Jan, Feb
Serbia122 records · best Jan, Sep
Lithuania78 records · best Apr, Feb
Belarus77 records · best Feb, Apr
Tajikistan69 records · best Mar, Feb
Algeria62 records · best Jan, May
Iraq55 records · best Sep, Jun
Moldova50 records · best May, Jun
Albania46 records · best Feb, Jan
Latvia25 records · best Apr, May
North Macedonia24 records · best Dec, Jan
Tunisia15 records · best Mar, Sep
Syria14 records · best Apr, May
Montenegro12 records · best May, Jan
Bahamas12 records · best Jul, Sep
Turkmenistan8 records · best Apr, May
Qatar5 records · best Jan, Feb
Kosovo1 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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