Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusNetta (Dabbling Pochards)
- SpeciesNetta rufina (Red-crested Pochard)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 12 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 19 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-crested Pochard in Chitwan National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Red-crested Pochard sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-crested Pochard in Chitwan National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red-crested Pochard in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.